Byzantium and Russia were different empires with many rulers in their long existence as empires.In Byzantium the emperor was called Autocrat and in the late Russian empire it was called Czar or Tsar.
Each of these periods had advantages and lacks, but in Soviet Union people had - free education - free medicine - everyone had work - everyone had houses and flats - each small nation had their...
The whip that was used in Imperial Russia as corporal punishment of criminals and political offenders is called knout. It was used from the 15th century till 19th century....