Absolute Russia

  • Nov 2, 1533

    First Czar takes power

    First Czar takes power
    Ivan the terrible seizes power in Moscow
  • Nov 2, 1560

    Ivan's wife dies

    Ivan's wife dies
    Ivan Loses his wife to disease
  • Nov 2, 1581

    Ivan the Terrible kills his son

    Ivan the Terrible kills his son
    Ivans insanity becomes aparent
  • Ivan the terrible dies

    Ivan the terrible dies
    Ivan dies of a heart atack while playing chess
  • Peter the great takes power

    Peter the great takes power
    Peter the great replaces the former czar as leader of russia
  • St petersberg is founded

    St petersberg is founded
    Peter the great founds St.petersberg
  • St.Petersberg causes a war with sweden

  • Peter the great dies

  • Russian czars decline

  • The end of Russian Monarchs

    The end of Russian Monarchs
    The Bolsheviks seize power in moscow and oust the Czars, ending russian absolutism