tsarist
- a word derived from tsarism.
- a variation of czarist.
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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
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
Russians have been drawn to the lush scenery and rocky coastline of Crimea since tsarist times, but now the choice of where to go on holiday is complicated by several factors relating to the war.
From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 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
