Russia-Age of Absolutism

By katie_rose222

  • 1958

    1958
    Ivan's dynasty ended in 1598. There were archery known as the Time of Troubles followed.

  • 1613

    1613
    This period did not end until the Zemsky Sobor, or national assembly, chose Michael Romanov as the new czar in 1613.

  • 1689

    1689
    Peter the Great became czar in 1689, Peter was an absolutist monarch who claimed the divine right to rule.

  • 1703

    1703
    Peter began the construction of a new city, St. Petersburg, his window on the West. St. Petersburg was finished during Peter’s lifetime and remained the Russian capital until 1918.

  • 1725

    Under Peter, Russia became a great mil- itary power. By his death in 1725, Russia was an important European state.

  • 1917

    1917
    The Romanov dynasty lasted until 1917. One of its most prominent members was Peter the Great.