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Events on Saturday 28 January 1730 1
1730Anna of Russia tears up the ConditionsEmpress reneges on limits set by the Supreme Privy CouncilInvited to the throne after the death of Peter II, Empress Anna had initially signed the "Conditions" ceding power to Russia's Supreme Privy Council of nobles. Once installed in Moscow with the support of the guards regiments, she publicly tore up the document, restoring autocratic rule and dissolving the council.