MOSCOW: Mikhail Ustinov’s ancestors were executed in 1917 for supporting the tsar but a hundred years later, the 68-year-old yearns for the return of monarchy to Russia. On the contrary, for young Russians monarchy is “rather attractive for its rationality and effectiveness,” Lvov said, adding they no longer see it as the antithesis of liberty and democracy. Sociologist Lvov said younger Russians tend to romanticize monarchy and view it as an alternative that offers “order and predictability” in an unstable world. “A return of monarchy remains largely unpopular and improbable,” he added. “We need monarchy to return to save Russia,” he said.

Source: Manila Times October 29, 2017 11:15 UTC