tsarist
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a word derived from
tsarism.
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In Russia, tsarist monuments were replaced by statues of Communist leaders, which in turn were torn down — statues of Stalin also fell in Hungary, Georgia and Albania.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
That patronage system, he claimed, was like tsarist Russia.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024
Some young Finns left Finland, which was then part of the Russian Empire, to avoid tsarist conscription.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2023
Both parents were Jews who had left Ukraine early in the century with their families to escape the tsarist pogroms.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
At eight years old, Timmy had distributed illegal communist leaflets in tsarist Russia; as a teen, he survived being executed by firing squad by playing dead on the ground for two days.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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In Russia, tsarist monuments were replaced by statues of Communist leaders, which in turn were torn down — statues of Stalin also fell in Hungary, Georgia and Albania.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
That patronage system, he claimed, was like tsarist Russia.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024
Some young Finns left Finland, which was then part of the Russian Empire, to avoid tsarist conscription.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2023
Both parents were Jews who had left Ukraine early in the century with their families to escape the tsarist pogroms.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
At eight years old, Timmy had distributed illegal communist leaflets in tsarist Russia; as a teen, he survived being executed by firing squad by playing dead on the ground for two days.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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