During the 1800s the tsar and the Russian nobility, which comprised 1 percent of the population, controlled much of the land and wealth in Russia. The tsar and his family lived a life of incredible luxury and extravagance. The tsar personally owned millions of acres of land, over one million serfs (servants who worked for the tsar or a noble in exchange for land to farm), and dozens of palaces throughout the empire. The imperial collections of art and jewelry filled several private museums. The tsar could do anything he wished with these resources. For, example Tsar Alexander II built a private railway to connect his palace in St. Petersburg with his palace in Moscow. Tsar Alexander III also kept thousands of acres of land set aside for his private hunting
Yes, no other country had rulers named Tsars or Czars. Today, of course there are no tsars at all.
The tsars and Stalin were dictators. What the tsars and the Stalin government had in common was that they demanded complete loyalty.
hunting and eating
St. Petersburg
agriculture
Yes, no other country had rulers named Tsars or Czars. Today, of course there are no tsars at all.
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Veramain
The tsars and Stalin were dictators. What the tsars and the Stalin government had in common was that they demanded complete loyalty.
gold and salt
Some former Russian rulers were called tsars or czars.
The world may never know
hunting and eating
St. Petersburg
L. Byllesby has written: 'Observations on the sources and effects of unequal wealth' -- subject(s): Wealth
The cast of Waterways of the Tsars - 2000 includes: Paul Vaughan as Himself - Narrator
One of the largest sources was tobacco.