Aristocracy of New Russia

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e meet a group of people gathered around the Russian Gentry Assembly united by their memories about the past and their dream to restore the monarchy. They create their own closed world, organize meetings, formal balls and concerts of Russian romances. There appear ancestors of old Russian families whose roots go back to the 14th century, ancestors of boyar families from the 15th century and great Tatar families as well as Roman Jewgieniewicz Wasilewski, a representative of the Polish gentry who settled in Russia.

Nowadays, Russian aristocracy is not considered the elite but it is still in fashion to have a title. A lot of Russian people are trying hard to prove their noble position. There is also a special commission for those who want to prove their aristocratic origin. It is an open secret in Russia that for only a few thousand dollars you can buy a noble title.

The progeny of Russian aristocracy talk with regret about what happened to their forerunners.
A well-known film director Nikita Michałkow, whose ancestor was Michail Fiodorowicz’s half-brother – the founder of the Romanov dynasty, says that the aristocratic origin is like a cross that one needs to carry patiently on one’s shoulders.
Everyone is wondering what the future of the aristocrats will be in new Russia .