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Head of the
Romanovs' Family is optimistic about establishing monarchy in Russia
Head of the Romanovs' Imperial Family of Russia Grand
Duchess Maria Vladimirovna hopes that Russia will be some time ready to become
monarchy again.
"By all means, I believe in the future of monarchy in
Russia, or rather, I want to believe that the values of this system will be
understood and valued by Russians again," Grand Duchess said in her
interview published Wednesday by the Rossiiskiye Vesti.
At the same time, she said that she would object, if
"someone proposed to restore monarchy against the will of my
fellow-countrymen."
"Even the best intentions fail, if they are imposed by
force. Now people still feel the weight of the hundred year's long antimonarchist
propaganda. It takes time for the people to understand that the monarchy is a
progressive and up-to-date system which combines the best experience of a
centuries-long history of Russia and modern reality," Maria Vladimirovna
said.
Grand Duchess explained that the Imperial Family and she
were "president's associates, rather than his opposition." "And
we do not intend to get involved in any political struggle, we only would like
to be helpful to this country and facilitate favorable changes here,"
Maria Vladimirovna said.
Commenting the commitment of some of her relatives,
descendants of the Romanovs' Imperial Family, to republican ideas, she said
that "a member of the Imperial Family following the republican ideas is
the same as the Church professing atheism."
"It makes me sad to see when some of our relatives are
involved is a strange and useless policy, denouncing the ideals encouraged by
their ancestors. It is too bad that they pay no attention to efficient
democratic monarchy systems in Europe. If their republican views concern Russia
only, that means they consider Russia as a second rate country."
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