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Well, my idea was pretty similar. After the Civil War was over, the new regime in order to look more legitimate proclaimed restoration of the Empire and pre-war order. And yet nobody was going to give the power back to the Romanovs -- so, the new dictator declared himself a regent, while the question of royal succession still "under thorough consideration". It remained in the same state for decades, until the regime started to loosen up, and one of the Romanovs was allowed to take the crown.