Absolutism in Eastern Europe

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  • 1598

    1598
    1598: A period of anarchy known as the Time of Troubles followed.

  • Michael Romanov

    Michael Romanov
    Michael Romanov was the new czar in 1613.

  • Peter the Great

    Peter the Great
    Peter the Great became czar in 1689. Like the other Romanov
    czars who preceded him, Peter was an absolutist monarch who claimed the divine right to rule

  • Peter began construction

    Peter began construction
    On a marshland on the Baltic in 1703, Peter began the construction of a new city,St. Petersburg,his window on the West.

  • Peter

    Peter
    Under Peter, Russia became a great military power. By his death in
    1725, Russia was an important European state

  • Romanov dynasty

    Romanov dynasty
    The Romanov dynasty lasted until 1917. One of its most prominent members was Peter the Great.