This is a (hopefully) miniseries of miniposts about ministates, in
somewhat like a Wikipedia form.
Previous installments are here, here, here, here and here.
Name: Российская империя/Россійская Имперія
Official language: Russian (de jure pre-reform orthography, de facto modern orthography is used almost exclusively)
Capital: Romanov Palace in London; Petrograd (claimed de jure)
Religion: Russian Orthodox
Government: aristocratic family; de jure constitutional monarchy lead by an Emperor
Sovereign: Konstantin Alexeevich (Romanov)/Константин Алексеевич (Романов) [note ¹]
Area: 0.4 ha; 22 800 000 km² claimed
Population: 14; about 330 million claimed
Currency: Russian rouble
Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time and British Summer Time (Romanov Palace in London); 11 different timezones (claimed)
Drives on the: left (Romanov Palace in London); right (de jure elsewhere)
Calling code: +44 (the same as the UK)
ISO 3166 code: DR
Internet TLD: .dr
Note 1: officially Emperor; as there was no coronation since 1894, the family is lead by the eldest male member, he however does not hold the title.
Area claimed by the Russian Empire (Romanov family). Romanov Palace in London not inluded. Source.
The Romanov family has the peculiar distinction of being simultaneously the smallest sovereign nation (the Romanov Palace in London) and the largest country in the world (claiming the Imperial Russia in its 1914 borders).
After February Revolution in Russia in 1917, the tsar and his family have been put under house arrest. There are conflicting details about their escape or release (often including fantastic tales about bribing the officers with a Fabergé egg or an involvement of British MI1 agents), but after an arduous trek through the country plagued by civil unrest and anarchy the family appeared in Sweden and were given an asylum by UK.
After the Bolshevik revolution, only a few countries (UK and the dominion, Kingdom of SHS, Greece) recognized the Romanov family as the legitimate government of Russia. However, with the normalization of relations with the Soviet Union, one by one the support wanned and the UK was the last country to formally recognize the USSR in 1926 - while not breaking diplomatic relations with the Romanov family.
This reflects its current international status - technically speaking, the family forms kind of a government in exile. However, as such it is not recognized by any other country in the world. Most countries recognize the family as an independent subject of international relations, and recognize its sovereignty over the Romanov Palace. The family sees itself as the rightful representation of the Russian Empire and viewed the territory of the USSR (later Russia and other former union republics), Finland and Eastern Poland as an unlawfully occupied territory. This stance invariably brought stern objections from the USSR (and later Russia), therefore the international relations are usually described as being with the family, not the country.
The family issues its own passports (under the Russian Empire heading), since they are not recognized by any country in the world, their usage is only decorative. A passport can be issued to anyone who is able to prove his/her relation to the Russian Empire (in practise, being a citizen of any former USSR republic, Poland or Finland, or speaking native Russian is accepted). After the collapse of the USSR, the Russian Empire passports became a fashionable item among Russians, until the possession has been made a criminal offence in 2000.
The family issues gold coins in denomination of 5, 10 and 15 roubles, The value of the rouble is fixed at 0.774 grams of pure gold, the visual appearance of the coins is identical to the 1899 edition, with the effigy of Konstantin Alexeevich. The coins, although legally a medium of exchange, are primarily promoted as a bullion investment, with limited commemorative editions as collectors' items. Though issuing gold coins had been quite profitable before, the gold price crash in 2012 put the family into grave financial difficulties.
somewhat like a Wikipedia form.
Previous installments are here, here, here, here and here.
Name: Российская империя/Россійская Имперія
Official language: Russian (de jure pre-reform orthography, de facto modern orthography is used almost exclusively)
Capital: Romanov Palace in London; Petrograd (claimed de jure)
Religion: Russian Orthodox
Government: aristocratic family; de jure constitutional monarchy lead by an Emperor
Sovereign: Konstantin Alexeevich (Romanov)/Константин Алексеевич (Романов) [note ¹]
Area: 0.4 ha; 22 800 000 km² claimed
Population: 14; about 330 million claimed
Currency: Russian rouble
Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time and British Summer Time (Romanov Palace in London); 11 different timezones (claimed)
Drives on the: left (Romanov Palace in London); right (de jure elsewhere)
Calling code: +44 (the same as the UK)
ISO 3166 code: DR
Internet TLD: .dr
Note 1: officially Emperor; as there was no coronation since 1894, the family is lead by the eldest male member, he however does not hold the title.
Area claimed by the Russian Empire (Romanov family). Romanov Palace in London not inluded. Source.
The Romanov family has the peculiar distinction of being simultaneously the smallest sovereign nation (the Romanov Palace in London) and the largest country in the world (claiming the Imperial Russia in its 1914 borders).
After February Revolution in Russia in 1917, the tsar and his family have been put under house arrest. There are conflicting details about their escape or release (often including fantastic tales about bribing the officers with a Fabergé egg or an involvement of British MI1 agents), but after an arduous trek through the country plagued by civil unrest and anarchy the family appeared in Sweden and were given an asylum by UK.
After the Bolshevik revolution, only a few countries (UK and the dominion, Kingdom of SHS, Greece) recognized the Romanov family as the legitimate government of Russia. However, with the normalization of relations with the Soviet Union, one by one the support wanned and the UK was the last country to formally recognize the USSR in 1926 - while not breaking diplomatic relations with the Romanov family.
This reflects its current international status - technically speaking, the family forms kind of a government in exile. However, as such it is not recognized by any other country in the world. Most countries recognize the family as an independent subject of international relations, and recognize its sovereignty over the Romanov Palace. The family sees itself as the rightful representation of the Russian Empire and viewed the territory of the USSR (later Russia and other former union republics), Finland and Eastern Poland as an unlawfully occupied territory. This stance invariably brought stern objections from the USSR (and later Russia), therefore the international relations are usually described as being with the family, not the country.
The family issues its own passports (under the Russian Empire heading), since they are not recognized by any country in the world, their usage is only decorative. A passport can be issued to anyone who is able to prove his/her relation to the Russian Empire (in practise, being a citizen of any former USSR republic, Poland or Finland, or speaking native Russian is accepted). After the collapse of the USSR, the Russian Empire passports became a fashionable item among Russians, until the possession has been made a criminal offence in 2000.
The family issues gold coins in denomination of 5, 10 and 15 roubles, The value of the rouble is fixed at 0.774 grams of pure gold, the visual appearance of the coins is identical to the 1899 edition, with the effigy of Konstantin Alexeevich. The coins, although legally a medium of exchange, are primarily promoted as a bullion investment, with limited commemorative editions as collectors' items. Though issuing gold coins had been quite profitable before, the gold price crash in 2012 put the family into grave financial difficulties.