Tsarists
Tsarists refers to supporters of the Tsarist autocracy in Russia. This system of government was characterized by an absolute monarch, the Tsar, who held supreme authority. The Tsarist regime was in place for centuries, with its roots in the Grand Duchy of Moscow and evolving through the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire. The ideology underpinning Tsarism emphasized the divine right of the Tsar, a strong centralized state, and often a close relationship with the Orthodox Church. Socially, Tsarist Russia was hierarchical, with a nobility, clergy, merchant class, and a vast peasantry.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Tsarism faced increasing opposition from various revolutionary and liberal