Absolutism in Russia timeline WHAP

By gxb2162
  • Nov 2, 1544

    Ivan the terrible

    In 1544, Ivan gained controll of russia

  • New Tzar Peter the Great

    In 1682, Peter the Great became the new Tzar of Russia. his goal was to Modernize Russia and to get the Country to adopt western european values.

  • Peter the Great went to holland and england

    Peter the Great went to Holland and England and brought back skilled workers and Western Cultural habits (clothing, speech, fasions, etc)

  • Peter the great adopted absolutism like Louis XVI of France

    Peter the Great abolished the church hierarchy through the Ecclesiastical Reservation placing the church under the Holy Synod and was fully linked to the state.

  • Death of Peter the Great

    Peter the Great died in 1725