A '''tsar''' or (tzar or czar - царь) is an [[emperor]] or [[monarch]] of certain Slavic countries. In Russia, the original title was first adopted by [[Ivan IV]] in 1547 and was in use until the People's Revolution if 1918, when the people of Russia executed [[Nicholas II]] and his entire family. Russia adopted a system of pseudo [[communism]] as advocated by Lenin and Stalin. Currently, modern Russian and other Slavic languages use Tzar interchangeably with "king" or "monarch". | A '''tsar''' or (tzar or czar - царь) is an [[emperor]] or [[monarch]] of certain Slavic countries. In Russia, the original title was first adopted by [[Ivan IV]] in 1547 and was in use until the People's Revolution if 1918, when the people of Russia executed [[Nicholas II]] and his entire family. Russia adopted a system of pseudo [[communism]] as advocated by Lenin and Stalin. Currently, modern Russian and other Slavic languages use Tzar interchangeably with "king" or "monarch". |