Related Clues:

• Crest-fallen Russians?
• Reds' old foes
• Dictators
• Old leaders
• Strict taskmasters
• Russian line
• Pre-revolution leaders (Var.)
• Certain autocrats (Var.)
• Hard heads
• Ivans IV and V (Var.)
• Romanov rulers
• Coup targets
• Catherine the Great's six successors
• Pre-1917 despots
• One-time Winter Palace dwellers