Exactly. Few people had any direct memory of the era anymore and saw the Tsars as bad.I'd imagine you'd have to have an economically worse late 1980s for them to turn their backs so utterly on communism (granted, that was sort of done with the crash transition to capitalism, but restoring the monarchy, a symbol antithetical to Soviet power, would take some more hate)
Who is the next heir? The family scattered to the winds. So finding a legitimate heir would be a problem. Then installing him without protest. Then there is the Russian Mafia and the post-Yelsin cronies that would want their cut. It would be as disaster in the making. Making Putin, Tsar of Russia would be far easier job since he is already there, has the power to be a Tsar, he has the army, and he does have most of the crown jewels in his possession - all he needs is a priest to crown him.
Maria's predecessor would have still been alive in 1991. So question is could he have deferred to Maria, her being younger and not near death. Who knows if Nicholas would want to take the throne due to his age and a lot of other factors.On one hand, it would be the greatest way of getting back at Communism for everything, and every last devoted Red, and Soviet leader would be rolling in their graves at everything they done not only being undone, but the Tsar himself is coming back to power.
On that, it would either be Maria Vladimirovna, great-great-granddaughter of Alexander II of Russia, or Nicholas Romanov, descendant of Tsar Nicholas I.
Females are not allowed to succeed to the Russian throne per the laws of Paul the First (son of Catherine the Great), he did not want anyone like his mother coming to the throne.
Females are not allowed to succeed to the Russian throne per the laws of Paul the First (son of Catherine the Great), he did not want anyone like his mother coming to the throne.
Remember in 1991 Putin is not nessesscarily a power yet. That doesn't really occur for another 5 years. At this point good ol Boris has the might.It does not work that way. The law of Paul of the First is technically in effect - inheritance laws is all you got in any legitimate succession. Russian Succession would have to go elsewhere. The best option is to ask in succession whether it is who is legitimate is ask - who has the blood, who has the army to take power, who has the church behind them, and who controls the bulk of the crown jewels? In this case Maria's father only has the blood, but he does not have the other answers - the army, the church (only has half the church), or the crown jewels. The only person has the army, Church, and a bulk of the crown jewels would be currently Putin - where-in you must go with the rules set down by the "Time of Troubles" where might makes right.
Bad memories to who? Certainly not to Russians: they can compare tsarist Russia only to USSR and modern Russian Federation. USSR was impoverished totalitarian hellhole, RF is somewhat richer, but still corrupt and rump state. What they do know about the Empire, was that shops were full, and Russia was from Warsaw to Vladivostok.Having a Tsar, even if symbolic, is just going to invite bad memories of a time where Russia was behind the rest of the world.