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On March 15, 1917, tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne, ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty. Gwendolyn Brooks, Gwendolyn Brooks, Gwendolyn Brooks would arrive in the same year.
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Tsar is a Slavic title derived from the Latin word caesar, which was intended to mean emperor in the European medieval sense of the term—a ruler with the same rank as a Roman emperor, holding it by the approval of another emperor or a supreme ecclesiastical official—but was usually considered by Western Europeans to be equivalent to "king".
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1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1917th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 917th year of the 2nd millennium, the 17th year of the 20th…
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Monarchical title in some Slavic countries
Tsar is a Slavic title derived from the Latin word caesar, which was intended to mean emperor in the European medieval sense of the term—a ruler with the same rank as a Roman emperor, holding it by the approval of another emperor or a supreme ecclesiastical official—but was usually considered by Western Europeans to be equivalent to "king".
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