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Given the volatile political situation in Russia with Putin preparing to return to the Presidency, I think celebrating the Romanovs will be the last thing on his mind in 2013 unless politically it will be useful to him.
I doubt Putin really cares about Maria or any other Romanov. He is a statist KGB controlling type, not a democrat.
Whilst this is true, look at the benefits we saw from the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Britain. Putin might not want the day to day presence of an Empress but he may well want a little patriotism injection during the early days of a third term. Pomp and pageantry might suit him well enough when he knows it's not forever and he still holds the reigns of government. Which makes me think that he won't let this milestone go by without pulling out all the stops. Support to restore the monarchy is low, it won't go through the roof and endanger the republic over one celebratory weekend. If anything, it's politically advantageous - a leader who celebrates Russian heritage whilst looking to a brighter future....if I were Putin I'd be deciding whether to bow or not.