HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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King
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President
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Czar
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Detailed explanation-1: -“Emperor” remained the official title for subsequent Russian rulers, but they continued to be known as “tsars” in popular usage until the imperial regime was overthrown by the Russian Revolution of 1917. The last Russian tsar, Nicholas II, was executed by the Soviet government in 1918.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Muscovite ruler was recognized as an emperor by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1514. However, the first Russian ruler to be formally crowned as tsar of all Rus’ (Russian: ) was Ivan IV, until then known as a grand prince and sovereign.
Detailed explanation-3: -The history of Russia begins with the histories of the East Slavs. The traditional start-date of specifically Russian history is the establishment of the Rus’ state in the north in 862, ruled by Varangians.