Russian Czars(Tsars)?

Question

Hi......can anyone tell me some stuff about Russian Czars?Like what exactly is a Czar? Who were the main Czars in the past?And just about anything you can tell me would be helpful!!! Thank you sooooo much for everything!! : ) Bye!!

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czar

Answer 2

Ivan the Terrible was the first Russian leader to take the title of "Czar" (the Russian version of the Roman title "Caesar"). He was called terrible with good reason--he had anyone he considered rivals murdered. He killed about 10,000 people in his 10 year reign. At one point, he struck his pregnant daughter-in-law for not dressing appropriately--his son intervened, and Ivan struck him, killing him. The baby also died from the beating, leaving him with only one son, who was not fit to rule. He became czar as a young boy after his father died, and his mother was believed to have been poisoned. Even though most of the West think of him this way, he is still considered a great leader in Russia, where the word for "terrible" also means "great."

Peter the Great was a builder--he wanted to bring Russia into the modern world. He was known to have slipped off to other countries secretly so he could watch shipbuilders and other artisans at work, and take the technology back to Russia.

Catherine the Great was the only female Czar that I am aware of. Her general, and alleged lover, was a brilliant general, and Russia gained quite a bit of territory under her reign. She also led her armies in battle. She was actually 1/2-3/4 German, due to intermarriage between European royalty, and when she was injured in battle, she claimed that the blood that she lost was the German part of her.

The last czar of Russia was Nicholas II. He was extremely isolated from the people of Russia, and paid no attention to the growing poverty of the Russian nation. His only son was a hemophiliac, a trait inherited from his maternal grandmother, Queen Victoria of England. Grigori Rasputin (aka "The Mad Monk") became his and his wife's closest advisor when he somehow managed to make their son feel better when the hemophilia struck him. They believed Rasputin was a messenger of God, and ignored his otherwise terrible behavior--even though he was a priest, he was known to have frequented brothels, and often had any detractors killed. He was finally killed in 1916 by other members of the Russian elite. In 1917, the Czar and his family were taken hostage, and were kept in one of their palaces for a few months, until they were assassinated by members of the Communist Party. Up until very recently there were rumors that one of the 4 daughters, Anastasia, had survived, and the body of the son was also not found. But recently two bodies were found not far from the palace--both the right age and sex to be the two children.

Answer 3

They were the rulers of Russia until the Bolshevik revolution in 1917. The last ruling family were the Romanovs, who ruled for centuries. The title Czar (or Tsar) comes from the Roman "Caesar." You can find more details on Wikipedia or other web sites.

Answer 4

go to wiki. czar is russian for the king or emperor. it is derived my the romans, specifically, Caesar.

Answer 5

Good Joke Mr Putin

Answer 6

You read Russian History.