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==Government and administration== | ==Government and administration== | ||
- | [[Image:Russian Empire Map 1912.jpg | + | [[Image:Russian Empire Map 1912.jpg|thumb|250px|Map of the Russian Empire.]] |
Russia is an absolute monarch in which the power of the Emperor is, according to fundamental law, "autocratic and unlimited." This is as true in practice as it is on paper, making Russia one of the very few remaining absolute monarchies in the world (the other being Spain). | Russia is an absolute monarch in which the power of the Emperor is, according to fundamental law, "autocratic and unlimited." This is as true in practice as it is on paper, making Russia one of the very few remaining absolute monarchies in the world (the other being Spain). | ||
===The emperor=== | ===The emperor=== | ||
- | [[Image:Peter IV.jpg | + | [[Image:Peter IV.jpg|thumb|250px|Peter IV, the current Russian Emperor.]] |
Peter the Great changed his title from Tsar in 1721, when he was declared Emperor of all Russia. While subsequent rulers kept this title, the ruler of Russia is commonly known as ''Tsar'' or ''Tsaritsa'' in other countries. | Peter the Great changed his title from Tsar in 1721, when he was declared Emperor of all Russia. While subsequent rulers kept this title, the ruler of Russia is commonly known as ''Tsar'' or ''Tsaritsa'' in other countries. | ||