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Russia: Age of Absolutism

By chlobug1014

  • 1598

    1598
    Ivan's dynasty ended ended in 1598. When his dynasty ended a time of chaos began. This time began known as the Time of Troubles.

  • 1613

    1613
    Zemsky Sobor also known as the national assembly chose Michael Romanov as the new czar in 1613. This brought an end to the Time of Troubles.

  • 1689

    1689
    In 1689, Peter the Great became czar. Peter was an absolutist monarch. He also claimed the divine right to rule.

  • 1703

    1703
    Peter began the construction of a new city known as St. Petersburg, on a marshland on the Baltic, in 1703. St. Petersburg was finished during Peter the Great's life and stayed the Russian capital until 1918.

  • 1725

    1725
    Peter the Great died in 1725. Russia was recognized as an important European state.

  • 1917

    1917
    The Romanov dynasty ended in 1917. Peter the Great was one of its most important members.