tsardoms
Realms of autocrats
Tsardoms is the plural of tsardom—the domain, reign, or system of rule under a tsar.
A tsardom encompasses both the territory governed and the period of governance: the tsardoms of medieval Russia.
The word can also describe the institution of tsarist rule generally: The tsardoms of Eastern Europe eventually gave way to other forms of government.
Russian absolute monarch
- tsarevnaRussian imperial daughter
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
dynasty · succession · heir · regent · lineage · sovereign · scepter · regalia
Unrestricted governmental authority
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
edict · centralization · oppression · subjugation · serfdom · obedience · divine right · iron fist
Russian fortified complex
- boyarSub-princely Russian noble
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- patriarchMale head of family
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
steppe · ruble · vodka · samovar · balalaika · matryoshka · dacha · borscht
Increase in scope
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- dominionAuthority to rule
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
vassalage · suzerainty · protectorate · colonies · subjugation · tribute · sphere of influence · borders
tsar
Russian absolute monarch
- tsarevnaRussian imperial daughter
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
coronation · dynasty · succession · heir · regent · lineage · sovereign · scepter · regalia · palace
absolutism
Unrestricted governmental authority
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
decree · edict · centralization · oppression · subjugation · serfdom · obedience · divine right · iron fist · suppression
kremlin
Russian fortified complex
serfdom · steppe · ruble · vodka · samovar · balalaika · matryoshka · dacha · borscht · taiga
expansion
Increase in scope
annexation · vassalage · suzerainty · protectorate · colonies · subjugation · tribute · sphere of influence · borders · provinces
boyar
Sub-princely Russian noble
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
- princeRoyal family male
princess · landowner · serf · estate · privilege · titles · ranks · gentry · feudalism · hierarchy
tsardomsrepublics
States with elected governance
democracies · liberal democracies · representative governments · commonwealths · free states
tsardomsanarchies
Absence of government authority
direct democracies · communes · collectives · kibbutzim · tribal councils
- Tsardom of RussiaRussian monarchy, 1547-1721