Dynasty1613 CE – 1917 CEEurope

Romanov Dynasty

The Romanovs ruled Russia for 304 years, continuing and accelerating its expansion into a vast empire, overseeing Westernization under Peter the Great, and ultimately collapsing in the 1917 Revolution.

Key Figures
Peter the GreatCatherine the GreatNicholas IIAlexandra

Historical Consequences

Russia became a major European power; dynasty's collapse in WWI led to the Russian Revolution and Soviet Union.

Revolution1917 CE

Russian Revolution

Two revolutions in 1917 — the February Revolution that overthrew Tsar Nicholas II and the October Revolution in which the Bolsheviks seized power — led to the Russian Civil War and the creation of the Soviet Union (1922).

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