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tsaror czarByzantine or Russian emperor. The title, derived from caesar, was used in the Middle Ages to refer to a supreme ruler, particularly the Byzantine emperor. With the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453, the Russian monarch became the only remaining Orthodox monarch, and the Russian Orthodox clergy considered him a possible new supreme head of Orthodox Christianity. Ivan IV (the Terrible) was the first to be crowned tsar, in 1547. Though theoretically wielding absolute power, he and his successors were limited by the power of the Orthodox church, the Boyar Council, and the successive legal codes of 1497, 1550, and 1649. In 1721 Peter I changed his title to “Emperor of All Russia,” but he and his successors continued to be popularly called tsars. tsar, czar 1. (until 1917) the emperor of Russia 2. Informal a public official charged with responsibility for dealing with a certain problem or issue 3. (formerly) any of several S Slavonic rulers, such as any of the princes of Serbia in the 14th century How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| While the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet were performing Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's Bride upstairs, Igor Stromajer danced to Brane Zorman's mixed sounds in the dank basement, and their 11-minute performance was broadeast live over the Internet. Although Herlihy concludes that the temperance movement functioned most effectively as a source of democratic protest against autocracy, a space where so many different peoples demanded participation in politics, she is left with the reality that the tsar's prohibition on alcohol in 1914 had little effect on the problem. Now the mother, who was a teenager and friend of the tsar's daughters just before they were assassinated, is a nurse taking care of soldiers fighting the Nazis. |
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