Russia-Age of Absolutism

By Cassidy Jackson

  • 1598

    1598
    Ivan's dynasty ended in 1598.

  • 1613

    1613
    This period didn't end until Zemsky Sobor chose Michael Romanov as the new czar in 1613.

  • 1689

    1689
    Peter the Great became czar in 1689.

  • 1703

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

  • 1725

    1725
    Peter died in 1725, Russia was an important European states.

  • 1917

    The Romanov dynasty lasted until 1917.