Pre-revolutionary Russia was ruled by the Romanov family for over 300 years. The last Tsar was Nicholas II who, together with his family, was shot in Yekaterinburg in 1918.
The USSR came after, not before the last Tsar of Russia ruled.
The House of Rurikovich
Russia was ruled by Tsar Nicholas Romanov II. He had absolute powers and rules with no parliament or advisory. The Russian people had no say in the government and couldn't debate any issues freely. This is why there were two rebellions and revolutions in Russia, during Nicholas' rule.
Tsar Feodor III ruled immediately before Peter I (the Great). Many other princes and tsars ruled before him - check Wikipedia for "List of Russian rulers".
who ruled russia during 1700
The political revolutions in Russia after 1914 were the February Revolution and the October Revolution both occurring in 1917.
The ruler of Russia in 1916 was Saint Nicholas II. Saint Nicholas II ruled Russia from 1894 to 1917. He was overthrown in 1917 and promptly executed.
The soviet union (or russia)
The Soviet Union (or Russia)
She ruled Russia when she was married to Tsar Nicolas II. She was a princess in a part of Germany before.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The noun for a male who ruled Russia before 1917 is czar.The noun for a female who ruled Russia before 1917 is czarina.The noun czarina is also a word for the wife of a czar.
Joseph Stalin ruled Russia, actually the Soviet Union, from 1927 to his death in 1953.