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Jan 1, 1547
Ivan the Terrible Czar of Russia
In 1547, Ivan became the Czar of Russia at age 16. russiapedia.rt.com -
Jan 1, 1560
Ivan the Terrible's "Bad Period"
For Ivan, his bad period started in 1560 when his wife Anastasia died. He turned against the nobles of Russia because he thought they had poisned her. -
Jan 1, 1560
St. Basil's Cathedral Completed
St. Basil's Cathedral was ordered by Ivan the Terrible and was completed in 1560. There is a story that says that Ivan had the builders blinded so they couldn't create anything like it. -
Jan 1, 1581
The tradgity of Ivan's son
In 1581 Ivan killed his oldest son during a "violent quarrel" He would have taken the throne after Ivan died. -
Boris Godunov, Czar
Boris Godunov was a regent for Ivan the Terrible's son who was too young to rule. He was only Czar for about 7 years. -
The rule of the Romanov Dynasty
This website has lots of information about Absolutism in Russia. In 1613 the rule of the Romanov Dynasty began. They ruled for over 300 years with great rulers like Peter the Great and Elizabeth I. -
Peter the Great
In 1696 Peter the Great became the sole ruler of Russia. One of his greatest accomplishments was the founding of St. Petersburg and Westernizing Russia. -
The Great Northern War
The Northern War lasted from 1700-1721. The war was between Sweeden and Russia when Peter the Great was Czar of Russia. -
Founding of St. Petersburg
Peter the Great founded St. Petersburn in 1703 and in 1713 it became Russias Capitol. -
Catherine the Great
Catherine was a German Princess who later became ruler of Russia in 1762.
