Czars

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Czars were the rulers of the Russian monarchy. They held the supreme power. Czars ruled Russia from nearly the 16th century until the Bolskevik revolution in 1917. The word Czar was taken from the Latin word Caesar, which were the titles of Roman rulers. The beginning of Russian Czars began with Ivan the Terrible and ended with Nicholas II. They ruled for nearly 350 years. Ivan the Terrible assumed his title as Czar in 1533 and ruled until 1584. Ivan got a lot of land during his time as ruler by being a jerk in general and creating a centrally controlled government. Ivan the Terrible created a centrally controlled Russian state and a bunch of people believed that he was mentally ill. Clearly he wasn’t a very cool dude. As slightly ironic as this is, Ivan the Terrible was the grandson of Ivan the Great. His dad died when he was three and his mom, who was a regent, died when he was eight. Apparently he was a really nice kid and then got all corrupted and suspicious and a tyrant. He did however, dig music and literature. Boris Godunav wasn't noble by birth, and therefore his rise in status and power reflected his leadership qualities and ambition. This guy was obviously driven to achieve greatness. He also was a jerk hole and turned the peasants of Russia into slaves for the rich people, which shaped the country for centuries. Boris Godunav is responsible for Kremlin’s Ivan the Great Bell Tower. He ordered that it be heightened and that no other building would surpass it. Theodore II was born in Moscow. At the age of fifteen, he took over his father’s place in the throne. He was super well educated and apparently a nice dude. He got some sort of disease that was super weird and mysterious and it disfigured him. Though he was disa... ... middle of paper ... ...czar-ing and the Black sea too, both in seperate wars. Works Cited http://www.saint-petersburg.com/history/catherine2nd.asp ://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/michael-czar-russia.html#ixzz30Hi3Xocr "Russian Tsars - Famous Emperors and Kings of Russia." About.com Eastern Europe Travel. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. . http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/peter_the_great.htm "." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. . http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/alexis-czar-russia.html Pandit, Madhura. "History and Timeline of Russian Czars." Buzzle. Buzzle.com, n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. .

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