Bearing in mind the fate of Nicholas the II, why do politicians appoint troubleshooting " Tsars"?

[Pickman's model]

Bullets then rifle butts and bayonets to be sure.

sorry, i didn't pick up your quote from the dub tsars' 'ekaterinburg' before.

 

[A380]

I think Shogun is a better title.

Reducing bureaucracy at the interface between two tier local goverment structures shogun.

 

[A380]

Bullets then rifle butts and bayonets to be sure.

Classic Karaoke number.

 

[moochedit]

Isn't it just a media term?

 

[A380]

Isn't it just a media term?

What ‘ bulkets then rifle butts and bayonets to be sure’ ? Not really,

well only when they do celebrity news on the One Show.

 

[not-bono-ever]

Tsars are not just a Russian construct - Simeon of Bulgaria is still kicking about after a brief return to Sofia last century. Luckily he managed to reclaim his family riches and sort himself out with a lucrative role in business. Still plenty of scope for more hot rifle butt action there

 

[A380]

Czar /Tsar is an evolution of Caesar, just like King is...

 

[Serge Forward]

Or Kaiser.

 

[JimW]

Shahanshah.

 

[tim]

Tsars are not just a Russian construct - Simeon of Bulgaria is still kicking about after a brief return to Sofia last century. Luckily he managed to reclaim his family riches and sort himself out with a lucrative role in business. Still plenty of scope for more hot rifle butt action there

Yes, he went back and became Bulgarian Prime minister for a bit. This included a spell in coalition with the ex-Communist Party. Hot buttered toast together rather than hot rifle butt action.

 

[Serge Forward]

Well, as the Bulgarian CP was one of the vilest, most repressive of the former Warsaw Pact governing parties, it's no great surprise they'd be schmoozing with a remnant of the old monarchy.

 

[tim]

Well, as the Bulgarian CP was one of the vilest, most repressive of the former Warsaw Pact governing parties, it's no great surprise they'd be schmoozing with a remnant of the old monarchy.

I was rather pleased when it all went downhill for them after they deported me.