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Ivan IV dynasty came to an end in 1598. A period of anarchy known as the Time of Troubles soon followed. This period did not end until the Zemsky Sobor chose Michael Romanov as the new czar.
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Michael Romanov became the new czar. The Romanov dynasty lasted until 1917.
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Peter the great became czar in this time. Peter was an absolutist moarch who claimed the divine right to rule. Once Peter returned from his trip he was determined to westernize Russia. Under Peter, Russia became a great military power.
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Peter began the contrusction of a new city, St. Pittsburg, on a marshland on the Baltic. St. Pittsburg was finished and remained the capital of Russia in Peter's lifetime until 1918.
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Russia was an important European state.
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The Roman dynasty ended in this time.
