Tsar Peter (1672-1725) became the first Russian Emperor on October 22, 1721, after decisively winning the Great Northern War over Sweden. The Governing Senate and the Most Holy Governing Synod ...

Even in their residences, Russian tsars and emperors needed personal protection. Who was trusted with having the Emperor’s back? March 1st, 1881, the day Alexander II was assassinated, was ...

Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II, his wife and five children were murdered by a revolutionary firing squad in July, 1918, in the cellar of a merchant's house in Yekaterinburg, a city 1,450 km (900 ...

Far-right philosopher Alexander Dugin has praised the Russian leader, referring to him as a Tsar. Dagens News (US) Putin Hailed as "Tsar" of Russia on 72nd Birthday. Story by Camilla Jessen ...

A descendant of Russia's former imperial family married his Italian bride on Friday in the first royal wedding to take place on Russian soil since tsarist times more than a century ago.

On July 16, 1918, Nicholas Romanov, deposed Tsar of Russia, his wife Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, and their five children were executed by gunfire in the basement of the house where they'd been ...

Andrei Zorin, a Russian historian at Oxford University, discusses whether Russian President Vladimir Putin meets the criteria of being a tsar, Russia's long legacy of authoritarian rulers, and how ...

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - A descendant of Russia's former imperial family married his Italian bride on Friday in the first royal wedding to take place ...