tsar bodyguards?

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who were the bodygaurds for the russian tsar?

2006-12-19 19:52:55 · 2 answers · asked by ODST 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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It depends which Tsar. Ivan for example had what were called the Oprichniki. The men who were selected to be in Ivan's Oprichniki (a very sinister secret-service-meets-the-mob-type group) were given power, payments, and "huge....tracts of land" for their services in the Oprichniki. These incentives led to a sense of fierce loyalty to their leader, Ivan IV Grozny.

Here's more:

http://eefy.editme.com/Oprichniki

2006-12-20 02:24:55 · answer #1 · answered by thebattwoman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The Streltsy - elite military units. Not all members of the Streltsy guarded the tsar, but all guards were Streltsy.

2006-12-19 20:00:03 · answer #2 · answered by gryffindorgrad91 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋