Tsarism

Also spelled Czarism, a system of government ruled by a Tsar, an autocratic ruler with broad powers.

Tsars were the undisputed autocratic rulers of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires since 913, in Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and in Russia from 1547 to 1917 (although this usage is only technically correct until 1721). In Russia today there are many people who want a Tsarist government.

For more information see: Tsar

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