tsar vs Tsar

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Jolanta Davis wrote:

> Dear SEELANGers,
>
> I probably should know this, but I don't and I can't find any definite
> reference to this question:
> --should the word "tsar" be capitalized? how about "tsarist government" or
> "tsarist Russia"?
>
>  From what I see in the Chicago Manual of Style it doesn't need to be
> capitalized, but maybe the Slavic community has its own rules?

I would treat it the same as "king" or "emperor" or any other term for
royalty -- capitalize only when used with a specific name:

Queen Jolanta I, Tsar Pavel I, etc. ;-)

--
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--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
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