Restoration of the Russian monarchy
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A restoration of the Russian monarchy is a hypothetical event in which the
Russian monarchy This is a list of all reigning monarchs in the history of Russia. It includes the princes of medieval Rus′ state (both centralised, known as Kievan Rus′ and feudal, when the political center moved northeast to Vladimir and finally to Mos ...
, which has been non-existent since the
abdication Abdication is the act of formally relinquishing monarchical authority. Abdications have played various roles in the succession procedures of monarchies. While some cultures have viewed abdication as an extreme abandonment of duty, in other societ ...
of the reigning Nicholas II on 15 March 1917 and the murder of him and the rest of his closest family in 1918, is reinstated in today's
Russian Federation Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
. The only political parties as of today which advocates such a restoration is the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia and the Monarchist Party. Most proposals for the restoration of the monarchy envision the return to be to a constitutional role.


Public opinion

A study conducted by the All-Russian Center for Public Opinion showed that almost one third of the Russian population favor a restoration as of 2013. In 2017, a survey conducted by ''Izvestia'' found that 37 percent of all Russians were "not against the monarchy, but... did not see a candidate for such a post". The survey also found that of young Russians 46 percent were not opposed to the restoration of the monarchy.


Political opinion

The restoration has been proposed by, among others, Vladimir Petrov, a politician of the ruling
United Russia United Russia ( rus, Единая Россия, Yedinaya Rossiya, (j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə) is a Russian conservative political party. As the largest party in Russia, it holds 325 (or 72.22%) of the 450 seats in the State Duma , havin ...
and affiliate of President
Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky, ''né'' Eidelshtein (russian: link=false, Эйдельштейн) (25 April 1946 – 6 April 2022) was a Russian right-wing populist politician and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) fr ...
, prominent politician and leader of
LDPR LDPR — Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (russian: ЛДПР — Либерально-демократическая партия России, LDPR — Liberal'no-demokraticheskaya partiya Rossii) is a right-wing populist and ultranationalist p ...
, was also known to express such ideas.


Possible lines of succession


Direct male line (male primogeniture)

The direct male line of succession (based on descent from Emperor
Nicholas I of Russia , house = Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp , father = Paul I of Russia , mother = Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) , birth_date = , birth_place = Gatchina Palace, Gatchina, Russian Empire , death_date = ...
) to Prince Alexis Romanov, currently the senior agnatic heir to the House of Romanov, is: * ''
Emperor Nicholas I , house = Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp , father = Paul I of Russia , mother = Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) , birth_date = , birth_place = Gatchina Palace, Gatchina, Russian Empire , death_date ...
(1796–1855)'' ** '' Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia (1832–1909)'' *** ''
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(1866–1933)'' ****'' Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia (1897–1981)'' ***** '' Prince Andrew Andreevich (1923–2021)'' ****** Prince Alexis Andreevich (b. 1953) ******(1) Prince Peter Andreevich (b. 1961) ****** (2) Prince Andrew Andreevich (b. 1963) **** ''
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(1902–1978)'' *****''Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich (1938–1999)'' ******(3) Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich (b. 1985) *******(4) Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich (b. 2013) ****** (5) Prince Nikita Rostislavovich (b. 1987) ***** ''Prince Nicholas Rostislavovich (1945–2000)'' ******(6) Prince Nicholas Christopher Nikolaievich (b. 1968) ****** (7) Prince Daniel Joseph Nikolaievich (b. 1972) ******* (8) Prince Jackson Daniel Danilovich (b. 2009)


Line of Maria Vladimirovna

If one accepts that Vladimir Kirillovich's marriage to
Leonida Bagration of Mukhrani Leonida Georgievna Romanova, Grand Duchess of Russia ( Russian: Леонида Георгиевна Романова; ''née'' Princess Leonida Georgievna Bagration-Mukhrani ( Georgian: ლეონიდა გიორგის ასული ...
was non-morganatic and that he was succeeded by his daughter, Maria Vladimirovna, then the line of succession is: * ''
Emperor Alexander II Alexander II ( rus, Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ; 29 April 181813 March 1881) was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Fin ...
(1818–1881)'' ** '' Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia (1847–1909)'' *** ''
Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia (russian: Кирилл Владимирович Романов; ''Kirill Vladimirovich Romanov''; – 12 October 1938) was a son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, a grandson of Emperor Al ...
(1876–1938)'' **** ''
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (russian: Владимир Кириллович Романов; 21 April 1992) was the Head of the Imperial Family of Russia, a position which he claimed from 1938 to his death. Early life Vladimir was bo ...
(1917–1992)'' ***** Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna (b. 1953) ****** (1) Grand Duke George Mikhailovich (b. 1981); has been styled Grand Duke of Russia since birth, also a Prince of Prussia (a title which he does not generally use)


Note

In either case, at the death of the last uncontestable Head of the Imperial House of Romanov in 1992, all the other living male-line descendants and Grand-Dukes were morganatic.


References

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