Peter the Great was the Russian czar who transformed Russia from an isolated agricultural society into an Empire on a par with European powers.
Remake Russian institutions to be as effective as those in western Europe
Peter the Great, Czar (Emperor) of Russia, built St. Petersburg as a "window to the west" as part of his efforts to make Russia more like civilized Europe than Asia.
Under Czarist rule, the capital of Russia was originally Moscow as the Grand Duchy of Muscovy was the dominant force in Russia at the time of the Ivan III, the first ruler to refer to himself as Czar. Then Czar Peter the Great moved the capital to St. Petersburg. Vladimir Lenin later moved it back to Moscow.
The reign of Czar was only so long. Sometimes they left some business undone as Peter did. Catherine was able to attain his goal of westernizing Russia.
Peter the Great.
Russia. Before the revolution in Russia, the emperor was called the czar. The last czar was czar Nicolas II
"The Czar" was the title given to the "king" of Russia.
The czar that freed the serfs in Russia is Alexander the II.
Czar Alexander I
Ivan was the Czar of Russia.
There was no czar in Russia in 1940. The last czar was Nicholas ll who was assassinated along with his whole family in 1918. The ruler in Russia during 1the 1940s was Joseph Stalin.
Czar Nicholas II
Russia, because he was the Tsar, or ruler, of Russia until he abdicated the throne in 1917.
The czar that turned Russia into a police state was Czar Alexander III.
A czar (tsar or tzar) was the ruler of old Russia.
The term Czar was given to the leader of Russia. He was a king but was called the Czar.