The 10 Most Important Russian Tsars

From Ivan the Terrible to the doomed Nicholas II.

History & Culture The 10 Most Important Russian Tsars ​The Russian honorific "tsar"—sometimes spelled "czar"—derives from the name of Julius Caesar, who predated the Russian empire by 1,500 years. Equivalent to a king or an emperor, the Tsar was the all-powerful ruler of Russia from the mid-16th to the early 20th centuries. READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE The Funniest Presidents to Hold Office The Man Who Literally Drained DC's Swamp Famous Politicians Who Were Also Inventors You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Today I Learned newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2017 Dotdash - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.