Mussorgsky's Boris (4 letters)

{ Answer }

TSAR

{ Related Clues }

Autocrat
Despot
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Ruler
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Bygone autocrat
Former autocrat
Ivan or Alexander
Ivan or Boris
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Nicholas or Alexander
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Peter or Nicholas
Romanov leader
Romanov ruler
Ruler of yore
Russian leader
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Crest-fallen Russian?
Michael Romanov, e.g.
Nicholas I or II
Nicholas II, e.g.
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Russian leader of yore
Winter Palace resident
Nicholas II was the last
Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Tale of ___ Saltan"
Russian leader before 1917

{ Tags }

autocrat, boris, bygone, despot, eg, i, ii, ivan, leader, nicholas, old, palace, peter, pre, resident, romanov, ruler, russian, tsar, winter, 1917

{ Notes }

The answer TSAR is very common and appears about once every 27.7 puzzles.

{ Definition }

TSAR as a noun:

1. (czar, tsar, tzar) = a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)