Tsarism
Tsarist Autocracy, or simply Tsarism, alternative spelling Czarism, is a regional tendency of 
Absolute Monarchism. He is an 
Authoritarian Right, 
Culturally Conservative, and Economically Far-Right ideology. Tsarism believes that a Tsar, a Monarch, should rule the government, making it a 
Slavic version of 
Monarchism. It is distinctly 
Orthodox and for some time supported a 
serf system, believing 
Lord's rights over human rights.
History
Tsarism began with Ivan IV, known as 
Ivan the Terrible, who was crowned the first Tsar of 
All Russia in 1547. His reign marked the centralization of power in the hands of the Tsar, diminishing the influence of the 
boyars (nobility). The 
Romanov dynasty, which started with Michael Romanov in 1613, continued this trend, expanding the 
Russian Empire significantly and consolidating 
autocratic rule. Tsar 
Peter the Great (reigned 1682-1725) further modernized Russia by adopting Western technologies and administrative reforms, transforming Russia into a major European power. His successors, including 
Catherine the Great, continued these efforts, but the autocratic nature of Tsarism often led to social and political tensions.
By the 19th century, the autocratic system faced significant challenges from a rapidly changing society. The emancipation of the serfs in 1861 by Tsar 
Alexander II marked a significant reform, but it did not quell rising discontent among the peasantry and the growing industrial working class. When the tsars embraced market oriented reform (but slacked on ensuring protections for the serf population) they never managed to integrate 
Siberia and new Russia effectively nor did they try to force these regions, they had an actual communal system of subsistence agriculture and surplus trade. It wasn't competitive, but it was far more harmonious with nature. And then, spoilers alert, 
communism came and ripped all of that apart.
The early 20th century saw increasing revolutionary activity, culminating in the Russian Revolution of 1905, which resulted in Tsar 
Nicholas II democratizing the government, such the creation of the 
Duma (parliament). However, the autocratic structure largely remained intact until the February Revolution of 1917, which led to Nicholas II's abdication and the eventual collapse of Tsarist rule, paving the way for the bloody Bolshevik Revolution and the establishment of the 
Soviet Union.
Relationships
Friends
Byzantine Model - 
Greek brother that I kept safe here in Russia.
Orthodox Theocracy - God Save the Tsar!
Caste System - The institution that kept me in power for so long!
Pan-Slavism - The Slavic World must be liberated from its oppressors!
Enemies
Socialism - I already freed the serfs what else do you want! Not my fault that that the Great War happened!
Marxism-Leninism - DAMN YOU! YOU DESTROYED CENTURIES WORTH OF CULTURE!
Ottomanism - I enjoyed wrecking your ahh!
Meijism - Stop, no, you can't do that. We were gonna build a railroad through 
Manchuria to try to get some warm water.
How to draw
- Draw a ball.
- Fill the ball with three horizontal stripes of color top-to-bottom in the following order: black, yellow, white.
- Add the eyes and you are done!
- Add a tsar crown (optional)
| Color Name | HEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Black | #000000 | |
| Yellow | #FFCD01 | |
| White | #FFFFFF | |
Gallery
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