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Illustrated Timeline Russia

By Ben_Warren

  • Ivan The Terrible

    Ivan The Terrible
    The end of Iva IV’s dynasty as czar. Beginning of the period of anarchy called the Time of Troubles.

  • New Czar

    New Czar
    The national assembly of Russia chooses Michael Romanov as the new czar.

  • Peter the Great

    Peter the Great
    The date Peter the Great becomes czar. He was an absolutist monarch who claimed the divine right to rule, and the one who tried to westernize Russia.

  • St Petersburg

    St Petersburg
    Peter begins construction on St. Petersburg.

  • Death

    Death
    The death of Peter the Great.

  • 1917

    1917
    Ending of the Romanov Dynasty.