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Anton Bakov
Anton Bakov
Антон Баков
	Bakov in 2021
Archchancellor of the Romanov Empire
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; April 2014
Monarch	Nicholas III
Prime Minister of the Romanov Empire
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 2011
Chairman of the Monarchist Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; April 2012
Personal details
Born	Anton Alekseyevich Bakov; 29 December 1965 (age 58); Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Spouse	Marina Bakova
Occupation	Businessman, politician

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Anton Alekseyevich Bakov (Russian: Антон Алексеевич Баков; born 29 December 1965) is a Russian businessman, monarchist politician, traveler, writer and human rights activist. He is the chairman of the Russian Monarchist Party, was a member of the 4th convocation of the State Duma of Russia from 2003 to 2007 and was a candidate at 2018 Russian presidential election. Due to being known for a long series of unusual political projects such as Ural franc, the writer Alexei Ivanov coined him a "political Leonardo".^[2]

Bakov claims to have restored the Russian Empire through his establishment of the micronation of the Imperial Throne in 2011. In 2014, the Imperial Throne issued a manifesto announcing that royal Romanov family heir, German Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen had succeeded Nicholas II and is now Emperor Nicholas III.^[3]^[4] In 2017, the micronation was re-branded into Romanov Empire.^[5] Under this regime, Bakov holds the position of Archchancellor and bears the title of "His Serene Highness Prince" (Knyaz).^[6]

Biography

Bakov was born on 29 December 1965 in Sverdlovsk, (now Yekaterinburg) in a family of engineers who worked at the Uralmash machine building plant. He tells there are seven generations of Russian Orthodox priests in his ancestry.^[7]

He graduated from the Ural Polytechnic Institute (now the Ural State Technical University) in 1988. He was a Lenin grant-aided student and graduated with honours.^[8] While a student he became an activist in the anti-communist movement. He organized several political activities including the public boycott of uncontested elections to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union in 1984, the founding of a public movement aimed at re-opening churches closed down by the communists and the saving of the memorials of national history in Verkhoturye in 1987.^[8] In 1988, he also initiated the removal of the plates with the names of Joseph Stalin's NKVD executioners from city streets. Since 1989, he hired and later supervised for about 10 years political activities of his close university-time friend Alexander Burkov, who later became a prominent politician and in 2018 became the governor of Omsk Oblast.^[9]

Bakov is married and has four children and eight grandchildren. His daughter Anastasia, who is an actress and singer residing in Moscow, was a candidate for mayoral elections in Yekaterinburg in 2013. His son Mikhail was a candidate for Yekaterinburg City Duma the same year, and the son Ilya attempted to run for Moscow mayor at 2018 Moscow mayoral election.^[10]

1980s–90s

Bakov is one of the first legal businessmen in Russia. In 1987, four months after the permission to set up first independent cooperative societies in the Soviet Union and while still at university, Bakov established the private tourist agency "Cedar", the first such agency in the country. In 1991 on the basis of this agency, he established the company "East Line" which involved in air cargo transfers between Europe and Asia and became the operating agent for Moscow Domodedovo Airport. Bakov invited Dmitry Kamenshchik to co-operate the company, and they managed the airport to receive international status in 1992.^[11] Bakov left the business in 1994, the airport grew up to become Russia's largest since then.

In 1994, Anton Bakov was elected a Serov county deputy of Sverdlovsk Oblast Parliament — Sverdlovsk Oblast Duma and the Chairman of the Duma Legislative Committee. His first actions as a deputy were aimed against the federal appointments of city mayors and regional governors. He and his like-minded team succeeded in holding the executive government elections in 1995–1996. At the same time Bakov created and supported the so-called Social Ambulance – a system of social control. In 1994 he became an active member of Duma's Chairman Eduard Rossel's team.^[8] He was a member of the pre-election committee for E. Rossel in 1995, who won the election.

Bakov participated in the Yekaterinburg mayor elections in 1995, and came second behind Arkady Chernetsky.^[12] In 1996 he was elected the vice-chairman of Sverdlovsk Regional Duma,^[13] and then was nominated for the post of the Governor of Kurgan region, but his candidature was not registered. In 1997–2000 Bakov became the General Director (CEO) of the city-forming enterprise — Serov Metallurgical Plant [ru] (9,000 employees). This experience became very important for his future career.

Anton Bakov is the author of the project of Ural franc—a scrip printed in 1991 for usage in early post-Soviet economical regional projects. It never was used in this way; but in 1997–2000 the banknotes were used as money substitute at Serov Metallurgical Plant to help to overcome the 1998 Russian financial crisis. Nowadays they have numismatic value and are exhibited at museums.

Bakov is also one of the creators of law base for the Ural Republic—a 1993 project to transform Sverdlovsk Oblast into republic which involved top Oblast officials and was stopped shortly after creation. As a chairman of Oblast Duma Law Committee, Bakov was working on Charter of the Oblast since 1992, in 1993 it was presented as a Constitution of the Ural Republic, and in 1994 the base of that text became the official Oblast Charter with recommendations to use it in other regions. Ural Republic is unrelated to Ural franc, as some suppose, because the Republic did not plan to establish its own currency. However, Bakov authored the Flag of the Republic.

2000s

In 2000 Anton Bakov was elected to the House of Representatives (the upper chamber) of the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast (from Serov single-mandate electoral district).^[13] He fought against corruption (organized "Anti-Mafia" public movement, which opposed the criminal organization "Uralmash gang") and against the propriety redistribution process. In order to increase the wellbeing of the population, Bakov was involved in educational activities, created consumer and credit cooperatives, councils of local public self-governing bodies and condominiums. As an MP, Bakov proposed to increase the size of the allowances for children and the introduction of regional additional payments to state pensions. Since 2002 Bakov has been engaged in buying land, and now is one of the largest landowners of the Urals.^[14] As a developer, Bakov actively started building country houses for sale. In addition, he is actively involved in political consulting. In recent years he specialized in the development of Internet, media and political social networks, including those which are aimed at mobilizing people to fight corruption.

In 2002 there was a scandal at 2002 Winter Olympics where Russian figure skater Irina Slutskaya was denied 1st place despite widespread professional opinions that she would win; particularly, Figure Skating Federation of Russia demanded a second gold medal for her. Anton Bakov at the time had ordered a custom copy of olympic gold medal completely made of gold (700 grams, while the genuine one contained only 6 grams) and personally awarded it to Slutskaya.^[15]^[16]

In 2003, Bakov participated in the elections of the Governor of Sverdlovsk region. He accused Eduard Rossel of having links with the criminal organization "Uralmash gang". In the second round Anton Bakov lost, gaining 330,000 votes against the more than 600,000 obtained by Eduard Rossel.^[17] In 2003 he was elected to the State Duma from single-mandate Serovskiy electoral district No. 167.^[18]

After the election, he joined the party "the Union of Right Forces". He supervised all the successful election campaigns of the party in all the regions, except for Chechnya, in 2004–2007. In December 2006, Bakov was elected the Secretary of the electoral work of the "Union of Right Forces". He is considered to be the one who proposed abandoning traditional right-wing party liberal rhetoric and populist slogans such as raising pensions and supporting the poor. Because of the defeat of the Union of Right Forces in the 2007 Russian legislative election and the abolition of single-mandate electoral districts, Anton Bakov did not get into the State Duma for the next term.

2010s

In 2010s Bakov concentrated on making business and authoring of books dedicated to politics and society (see below). Nevertheless, he is episodically involved in political actions, sometimes involving his children (see above). In 2017 he attempted to run for President of Russia at 2018 Russian presidential election (see below).

Current projects

Russian Monarchist Party

Bakov's modern political project, established in 2012, is the Russian Monarchist Party which supports return of monarchy in Russia, ousted in 1917. In 2013 it was declared that German Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen, a direct royal Romanov family descendant, is now viewed as the primary heir to the Russian Throne upon his conversion from Lutheranism to Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Nuremberg on 1 June 2013.^[19] Monarchist Party participated in mayoral elections in Yekaterinburg on 8 September 2013. The candidate for mayor was Bakov's 22-year-old daughter Anastassia, a singer and actress living in Moscow who recently graduated from Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. She campaigned using references to the city authorities' performance and to God (who is the keeper of monarchy and protector of the people). Also there, 57 students ran as the party's candidates for elections for City Duma.^[20]

In 2015 Bakov announced the Party's plans to run for the upcoming 2016 Russian State Duma elections.^[21] In early 2016 in an interview with RBK news agency,^[22] he confirmed this intention and stated that Anastasia would again become the front person of the planned campaign, and he personally would not run. However, the party did not end up participating.

In early 2016 Bakov had announced the Monarchist Party plans to organize a public trial for Lenin and Stalin, accusing them of killing millions of Russians and thus significantly slowing down the normal evolution of society and state.^[23]

2018 presidential campaign

In fall 2017 Bakov started campaigning for the 2018 Russian presidential election, being nominated by the Monarchist Party.^[24] Creation of a "Monarchist Internationale" was the part of Bakov's electoral programme for the elections.^[25] Bakov withdrew his candidature on January 24, 2018, declaring that his second Romanov Empire citizenship officially prevents him from the run.

Nicholas III and The Romanov Empire

The Romanov Empire (Russian: Романовская Империя^[26]^[27]) is a state proposed by Bakov as a re-creation of the Russian Empire. It would be led by Romanov heir Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen as Emperor Nicholas III, with Bakov serving as Archchancellor. Bakov declared the new Russian Empire to be the successor to the historical Russian Empire that ceased to exist in 1917.^[28] Bakov declared himself prime minister and announced a constitution and state symbols.^[29] The empire began to issue its own passports online for 1,000 rubles (US$31), and by 2014 it claimed it had granted about 4,000 passports to citizens.^[30]

In June 2012, Bakov registered the Monarchist Party with the Russian Ministry of Justice,^[31] with the stated goal of restoring the monarchy to Russia in accordance with the law. It is the only legalised monarchist party in Russia. In July 2013, Bakov claimed his nation granted citizenship to Edward Snowden, who at the time was in Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport seeking amnesty in Russia.^[32] In the fall of 2013, Bakov's daughter Anastasia Bakova (Анастасия Бакова) was the Monarchist Party's candidate in the mayoral elections in Yekaterinburg.

Bakov has held discussions with a number of nations in attempts to purchase land and give the micronation territory under its control. As of 2017, talks with Kiribati and the Gambia were unsuccessful.^[33]^[34]^[35]

On 31 March 2014, under the new name of the Imperial Throne, the micronation issued a manifesto announcing itself a sovereign nation and declaring that Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen (born 1952) had become its head with the title of Nicholas III, Emperor of All Russia, as a successor to Nicholas II. After he was named Emperor, Nicholas III wrote a letter to Vladimir Putin requesting land in Yekaterinburg to establish a capital with its own imperial senate.^[36] The request was denied.^[37]

In 2020, Bakov declared that his new project, the successor to the Empire, entitled Arca Noë, is going to be based in neutral Mediterranean waters close to Venice as a part of the seasteading movement.^[38]

Yekaterinburg Senate

The Yekaterinburg Senate is an independent civil governing body organized by Bakov aimed to provide social control for official Yekaterinburg authorities such as City Duma (Council). It was created shortly after 2013 elections. So far, 6 sessions were held where several infrastructure and social projects were presented, some included direct interaction with officials. Up to 100 volunteer "senators" are active at the sessions, such as Kirill Formanchuk. Bakov announces the scheme of a parliament with this Senate is supposed to be implemented in Romanov Empire when it's physically constructed. The Empire's supposed parliament is compared to resemble usual two-house parliament "turned upside-down" and based on demarchy.

Books and science

Anton Bakov is the author of the books:

The Christian History of the Urals (1991)
Civilizations of the Middle-earth (1995)
Which Russia do I Serve (1999)
Idols of Power: from Cheops to Putin (2013)
2014 Golden bull: Monarchist plan for Russian Renaissance (2014)
Democracy Russian style: Notes of the former USSR citizen (2016, expected to be translated into English).^[39]
The state is You! (2019)
Uralic ancestors of the Bakovs, the Serene Highness Princes (2021)
Triumph and collapse of Bryuzgins, the Kozelsk's textile kings (2022)
Bogdashka Toporok. Fairytales (2023)

In 2020 Bakov organized the creation of an illustrated book of fictional fairytales about a real 17th-century peasant Bogdashko Toporok, who turned out to be an ancestor of Bakov and many other modern people from Urals. Bakov discovered his identity while examining old Russian archives, but due to very little amount of documented information set the book up as a series of fictional stories exposing his own non-traditional view on those ages of Russian history. The author of the book is journalist and historian Alexander Kirillov, the illustrations are by Maksim Smagin, known for works for "Krasnaya Burda" magazine.^[40] Latter books of 2021 and 2022 are dedicated to detailed research of biographies of his documented ancestors (all he could find in all possible archives). In the year 2023 a second book dedicated to Bogdashko was published also together with Kirillov and Smagin.

Bakov holds a PhD and 20 patents.^[41]

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[1] "Pacific News Minute: Russian Monarchist Hopes to Re-establish Romanov Dynasty In Kiribati". Hawaii Public Radio. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[2] Автор «Ёбурга» писатель Алексей Иванов встретился с одним из главных героев книги [The author of "Öburg", writer Alexei Ivanov, met with one of the main book character]. Znak (in Russian). 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[wsj-3] Marson, James (16 April 2017). "This Man's Quest to Restore the Russian Empire Isn't Going Well". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[4] "Russian monarchist dreams of Romanov revival in the Pacific". The Times. 28 February 2017.

[RNZG-5] "Russian empire plans shift from Kiribati to the Gambia". Radio New Zealand. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[6] Антону Бакову даровали титул Светлейшего князя [Anton Bakov granted the title of His Serene Highness]. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[7] Легенды уральской политики. Беседа пятая. Антон Баков: «Все мои действия имели далеко идущие последствия». Продолжение [Legends of the Ural politics. The fifth conversation. Anton Bakov: "All my actions had far-reaching consequences." Continuation] (in Russian). 8 November 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[lenta.ru-8] Баков, Антон Председатель Монархической партии России, бывший депутат Госдумы. Lenta.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[9] Кот Сосискин, «мегасексуальный проект» и «феромоны важнее политики»: о прошлом губернатора Буркова (in Russian). 13 October 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[10] Кандидат в мэры от Монархической партии подал документы в Мосгоризбирком [The candidate for mayor of the Monarchist Party has filed documents with the Moscow City Commission] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[11] Ветеран обороны Домодедово. Kommersant Money. No. 39. 10 July 2013. p. 32.

[12] (in Russian) Мухаметов Руслан Салихович ПОЛИТИЧЕСКАЯ КОНКУРЕНЦИЯ НА МУНИЦИПАЛЬНЫХ ВЫБОРАХ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ ЕКАТЕРИНБУРГА) — Ural Federal University, 2015

[oblgazeta.ru-13] Депутаты Законодательного Собрания Свердловской области. (in Russian).

[14] Антон Баков уезжает из Екатеринбурга и продает около 3000 га земли [Anton Bakov leaves Yekaterinburg and sells about 3,000 hectares of land]. Znak (in Russian). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[15] "Russian skiers plan appeal of doping ban". CBC.ca. 12 March 2002. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[16] Ирина Слуцкая все-таки получила золотую медаль. Lenta.ru (in Russian). 11 March 2002. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[17] Свердловская область. Выборы губернатора Свердловской области, 2003 (in Russian). Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[18] Состав Государственной Думы четвертого созыва (in Russian)

[19] :ru:Монархическая партия объявила об обретении наследника российского Императорского престола

[20] «Путину с ней поговорить будет приятнее». В Екатеринбурге начался новый этап предвыборной агитации. Она обещает быть шаловливой и оригинальной ["Putin will be more pleasant to talk to her." In Yekaterinburg, a new stage in the election campaign has begun. It promises to be playful and original.]. Ura.ru (in Russian). 29 July 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[21] "Если Путин решит объявить себя царем…" [If Putin decides to declare himself king ...]. Znak (in Russian). 21 July 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[22] Антон Баков: Если Путин придет к Государю, он благословит его на престол [Anton Bakov: If Putin comes to the Sovereign, he will bless him to the throne] (in Russian). RBC. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[23] (in Russian) n:ru:Монархическая партия устроит публичный суд над Лениным и Сталиным — Russian Wikinews, 18 February 2016.

[24] Миллиардер, основатель Монархической партии Антон Баков намерен выдвинуть свою кандидатуру на президентских выборах [Billionaire, founder of the Monarchist party Anton Bakov intends to run for president]. Echo of Moscow. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[25] Антон Баков заявил о желании принять участие в выборах президента [Anton Bakov announced his desire to participate in the presidential election] (in Russian). 5 October 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

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[27] Устинов, Александр. "Принят Закон "О равнозначности наименований Суверенное государство Императорский Престол и Романовская Империя"". Rupolit.net. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[about2-28] "About". Russianempire.org (in Russian). Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

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-|name        = Anton Bakov
+| name                = Anton Bakov
+| image               = Антон Баков презентует книгу в Ельцин-центре 7 апреля 2021 года.jpg
-|native_name = Антон Алексеевич Баков
-|image       = Anton Bakov.jpg
+| caption             = Bakov in 2021
+| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|12|29}}
-|caption     = Bakov in 2003
+| birth_place         = [[Yekaterinburg|Sverdlovsk]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
-|birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|12|29}}
+| office              = Archchancellor of the [[Romanov Empire (micronation)|Romanov Empire]]
-|birth_place = [[Yekaterinburg|Sverdlovsk]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union|Soviet Union]]
+| order               =
-|office      = Archchancellor of the [[Romanov Empire (micronation)|Romanov Empire]]
-|order       =
+| term_start          = April 2014
+| term_end            =
-|term_start  = April 2014
+| monarch             = [[Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen|Nicholas III]]
-|term_end    =
+| occupation          = Businessman, politician
-|monarch     = [[Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen|Nicholas III]]
+| order2              =
-|occupation  = businessman, politician
+| office2             = Prime Minister of the [[Romanov Empire (micronation)|Romanov Empire]]
-|order2      =
+| term_start2         = July 2011
-|office2     = Prime Minister of the [[Romanov Empire (micronation)|Romanov Empire]]
+| term_end2           =
-|term_start2 = July 2011
+| office3             = Chairman of the [[Monarchist Party of Russia|Monarchist Party]]
-|term_end2   =
+| term_start4         = April 2012
-|office3     = Chairman of the  [[Monarchist Party]]
+| term_end4           =
-|term_start4 = April 2012
+| spouse              = Marina Bakova<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/post/pacific-news-minute-russian-monarchist-hopes-re-establish-romanov-dynasty-kiribati|title=Pacific News Minute: Russian Monarchist Hopes to Re-establish Romanov Dynasty In Kiribati|publisher=[[Hawaii Public Radio]]|date=2 February 2017|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>
-|term_end4   =
+| birth_name          = Anton Alekseyevich Bakov
-|spouse      = Marina Bakova<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/post/pacific-news-minute-russian-monarchist-hopes-re-establish-romanov-dynasty-kiribati|title=Pacific News Minute: Russian Monarchist Hopes to Re-establish Romanov Dynasty In Kiribati|publisher=[[Hawaii Public Radio]]|date=2 February 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>
+| native_name_lang    = ru
+| native_name         = {{nobold|Антон Баков}}
 }}
-'''Anton Alexeevich Bakov''' ({{lang-ru|Антон Алексеевич Баков}}; born 29 December 1965) is a Russian businessman, [[Monarchism|monarchist]] politician, traveller, writer and [[human rights]] activist. He is the chairman of the Russian [[Monarchist Party]] and was a member of the [[4th State Duma|4th convocation]] of the [[State Duma]] of the [[Russian Federation]] from 2003 to 2007. Due to being known for a long series of unusual political projects such as [[Ural franc]], the writer [[Alexei Ivanov (writer)|Alexei Ivanov]] coined him a "political [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.znak.com/2014-05-05/avtor_eburga_pisatel_aleksey_ivanov_vstretilsya_s_odnim_iz_glavnyh_geroev_knigi|script-title=ru:Автор «Ёбурга» писатель Алексей Иванов встретился с одним из главных героев книги|trans-title=The author of "Öburg", writer Alexei Ivanov, met with one of the main book character|work=Znak|language=ru|date=5 May 2014|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>
+'''Anton Alekseyevich Bakov''' ({{lang-ru|Антон Алексеевич Баков}}; born 29 December 1965) is a Russian businessman, [[Monarchism|monarchist]] politician, traveler, writer and [[human rights]] activist. He is the chairman of the Russian [[Monarchist Party of Russia|Monarchist Party]], was a member of the [[4th State Duma|4th convocation]] of the [[State Duma]] of [[Russia]] from 2003 to 2007 and was a candidate at [[2018 Russian presidential election]]. Due to being known for a long series of unusual political projects such as [[Ural franc]], the writer [[Alexei Ivanov (writer)|Alexei Ivanov]] coined him a "political [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.znak.com/2014-05-05/avtor_eburga_pisatel_aleksey_ivanov_vstretilsya_s_odnim_iz_glavnyh_geroev_knigi|script-title=ru:Автор «Ёбурга» писатель Алексей Иванов встретился с одним из главных героев книги|trans-title=The author of "Öburg", writer Alexei Ivanov, met with one of the main book character|work=Znak|language=ru|date=5 May 2014|access-date=25 September 2019|archive-date=12 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512181847/https://www.znak.com/2014-05-05/avtor_eburga_pisatel_aleksey_ivanov_vstretilsya_s_odnim_iz_glavnyh_geroev_knigi|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-Bakov claims to have restored the [[Russian Empire]] through his establishment of the [[micronation]] of the [[Imperial Throne (Sovereign Nation)|Imperial Throne]] in 2011. In 2014, the Imperial Throne issued a manifesto announcing that German [[Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen]] had succeeded [[Nicholas II]] and is now ''Emperor Nicholas III''.<ref name="wsj" /><ref>https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/paradise-lost-for-russian-and-dream-of-an-empire-in-the-sun-c3s088tdw</ref> In 2017, the micronation was re-branded into ''Romanov Empire'', and it was announced the African nation of [[Gambia|The Gambia]] had begun the process of its [[state recognition]].<ref name="RNZG">{{cite news|url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/345836/russian-empire-plans-shift-from-kiribati-to-the-gambia|title=Russian empire plans shift from Kiribati to the Gambia|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]]|date=11 December 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> Under this regime, Bakov holds the position of [[Archchancellor]] and bears the title of "''[[Serene Highness|His Serene Highness]]'' Prince" (''[[Knyaz]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imperor.net/aristokratiya/antonu-bakovu-darovali-velikoknyazheskij-titul/|script-title=ru:Антону Бакову даровали титул Светлейшего князя|trans-title=Anton Bakov granted the title of His Serene Highness|date=1 September 2014|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>
+Bakov claims to have restored the [[Russian Empire]] through his establishment of the [[micronation]] of the [[Romanov Empire (micronation)|Imperial Throne]] in 2011. In 2014, the Imperial Throne issued a manifesto announcing that royal [[House of Romanov|Romanov family]] heir, German [[Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen]] had succeeded [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]] and is now ''Emperor Nicholas III''.<ref name="wsj">{{cite news |author=Marson, James |date=16 April 2017 |title=This Man's Quest to Restore the Russian Empire Isn't Going Well |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-mans-quest-to-restore-the-russian-empire-isnt-going-well-1492351200 |access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/paradise-lost-for-russian-and-dream-of-an-empire-in-the-sun-c3s088tdw|title = Russian monarchist dreams of Romanov revival in the Pacific|newspaper = The Times|date = 28 February 2017}}</ref> In 2017, the micronation was re-branded into ''Romanov Empire.''<ref name="RNZG">{{cite news|url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/345836/russian-empire-plans-shift-from-kiribati-to-the-gambia|title=Russian empire plans shift from Kiribati to the Gambia|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]]|date=11 December 2017|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> Under this regime, Bakov holds the position of [[Archchancellor]] and bears the title of "''[[Serene Highness|His Serene Highness]]'' Prince" (''[[Knyaz]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imperor.net/aristokratiya/antonu-bakovu-darovali-velikoknyazheskij-titul/|script-title=ru:Антону Бакову даровали титул Светлейшего князя|trans-title=Anton Bakov granted the title of His Serene Highness|date=1 September 2014|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>
 ==Biography==
+[[File:Anton Bakov's sons present book about their ancestors.jpg|thumb|Anton Bakov's sons Mikhail and Ilya]]
-Bakov was born on 29 December 1965 in Sverdlovsk, (now [[Yekaterinburg]]) in a family of engineers who worked at the [[Uralmash]] machine building plant. He tells there are seven generations of [[Russian Orthodox]] priests in his ancestry.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://uralpolit.ru/article/urfo/08-11-2017/124945|script-title=ru:Легенды уральской политики. Беседа пятая. Антон Баков: «Все мои действия имели далеко идущие последствия». Продолжение|trans-title=Legends of the Ural politics. The fifth conversation. Anton Bakov: "All my actions had far-reaching consequences." Continuation|date=8 November 2017|language=ru|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>
+Bakov was born on 29 December 1965 in Sverdlovsk, (now [[Yekaterinburg]]) in a family of engineers who worked at the [[Uralmash|Uralmash machine building plant]]. He tells there are seven generations of [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] priests in his ancestry.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://uralpolit.ru/article/urfo/08-11-2017/124945|script-title=ru:Легенды уральской политики. Беседа пятая. Антон Баков: «Все мои действия имели далеко идущие последствия». Продолжение|trans-title=Legends of the Ural politics. The fifth conversation. Anton Bakov: "All my actions had far-reaching consequences." Continuation|date=8 November 2017|language=ru|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>
-He graduated from the [[Ural Polytechnic Institute]] (now the [[Ural State Technical University]]) in 1988. He was a Lenin grant-aided student and graduated with honours.<ref name="lenta.ru">{{cite news|url=https://lenta.ru/lib/14182777/|script-title=ru:Баков, Антон Председатель Монархической партии России, бывший депутат Госдумы|language=ru|website=Lenta.ru|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> While a student he became an activist in the anti-communist movement. He organized several political activities including the public [[boycott]] of uncontested elections to the [[Supreme Soviet]] of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1984, the founding of a public movement aimed at re-opening churches closed down by the communists and the saving of the memorials of national history in [[Verkhoturye]] in 1987.<ref name="lenta.ru"/> In 1988, he also initiated the removal of the plates with the names of [[Joseph Stalin]]'s [[NKVD]] executioners from city streets. Since 1989, he hired and later supervised for about 10 years political activities of his close university-time friend Alexander Burkov, who later became a prominent politician and in 2018 became the governor of [[Omsk Oblast]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://bk55.ru/news/article/111253/|script-title=ru:Кот Сосискин, «мегасексуальный проект» и «феромоны важнее политики»: о прошлом губернатора Буркова|language=ru|date=13 October 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>
+He graduated from the Ural Polytechnic Institute (now the [[Ural State Technical University]]) in 1988. He was a Lenin grant-aided student and graduated with honours.<ref name="lenta.ru">{{cite news|url=https://lenta.ru/lib/14182777/|script-title=ru:Баков, Антон Председатель Монархической партии России, бывший депутат Госдумы|language=ru|website=Lenta.ru|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> While a student he became an activist in the anti-communist movement. He organized several political activities including the public [[boycott]] of uncontested elections to the [[Supreme Soviet]] of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1984, the founding of a public movement aimed at re-opening churches closed down by the communists and the saving of the memorials of national history in [[Verkhoturye]] in 1987.<ref name="lenta.ru"/> In 1988, he also initiated the removal of the plates with the names of [[Joseph Stalin]]'s [[NKVD]] executioners from city streets. Since 1989, he hired and later supervised for about 10 years political activities of his close university-time friend [[Alexander Burkov]], who later became a prominent politician and in 2018 became the governor of [[Omsk Oblast]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://bk55.ru/news/article/111253/|script-title=ru:Кот Сосискин, «мегасексуальный проект» и «феромоны важнее политики»: о прошлом губернатора Буркова|language=ru|date=13 October 2017|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>
-Bakov is married and has four children and six grandchildren. His daughter Anastasia, who is an actress and singer residing in Moscow, was a candidate for mayoral elections in Yekaterinburg in 2013. His son Mikhail was a candidate for Ekaterinburg [[City Duma]] the same year, and the son Ilya attempted to run for [[Moscow]] mayor at [[2018 Moscow mayoral election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ria.ru/politics/20180626/1523415472.html|script-title=ru:Кандидат в мэры от Монархической партии подал документы в Мосгоризбирком|trans-title=The candidate for mayor of the Monarchist Party has filed documents with the Moscow City Commission|agency=[[RIA Novosti]]|language=ru|date=26 June 2018|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>
+Bakov is married and has four children and eight grandchildren. His daughter Anastasia, who is an actress and singer residing in Moscow, was a candidate for mayoral elections in Yekaterinburg in 2013. His son Mikhail was a candidate for Yekaterinburg [[City duma|City Duma]] the same year, and the son Ilya attempted to run for [[Moscow]] mayor at [[2018 Moscow mayoral election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ria.ru/politics/20180626/1523415472.html|script-title=ru:Кандидат в мэры от Монархической партии подал документы в Мосгоризбирком|trans-title=The candidate for mayor of the Monarchist Party has filed documents with the Moscow City Commission|agency=[[RIA Novosti]]|language=ru|date=26 June 2018|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>
 ===1980s–90s===
 Bakov is one of the first legal businessmen in Russia. In 1987, four months after the permission to set up first independent cooperative societies in the Soviet Union and while still at university, Bakov established the private tourist agency "Cedar", the first such agency in the country. In 1991 on the basis of this agency, he established the company "[[East Line Group|East Line]]" which involved in air cargo transfers between Europe and Asia and became the operating agent for [[Moscow Domodedovo Airport]]. Bakov invited [[Dmitry Kamenshchik]] to co-operate the company, and they managed the airport to receive international status in 1992.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ru:Ветеран обороны Домодедово|work=[[Kommersant|Kommersant Money]]|date=10 July 2013|number=39|page=32}}</ref> Bakov left the business in 1994, the airport grew up to become Russia's largest since then.
-In 1994, Anton Bakov was elected a [[Serov]] county deputy of [[Sverdlovsk Oblast]] Parliament — Sverdlovsk Oblast Duma and the Chairman of the Duma Legislative Committee. His first actions as a deputy were aimed against the federal appointments of city mayors and regional governors. He and his like-minded team succeeded in holding the executive government elections in 1995–1996. At the same time Bakov created and supported the so-called Social Ambulance – a system of social control. In 1994 he became an active member of Duma's Chairman [[Eduard Rossel]]'s team.<ref name="lenta.ru"/> He was a member of the pre-election committee for E. Rossel in 1995, who won the election.
+In 1994, Anton Bakov was elected a Serov county deputy of [[Sverdlovsk Oblast]] Parliament — Sverdlovsk Oblast Duma and the Chairman of the Duma Legislative Committee. His first actions as a deputy were aimed against the federal appointments of city mayors and regional governors. He and his like-minded team succeeded in holding the executive government elections in 1995–1996. At the same time Bakov created and supported the so-called Social Ambulance – a system of social control. In 1994 he became an active member of Duma's Chairman [[Eduard Rossel]]'s team.<ref name="lenta.ru"/> He was a member of the pre-election committee for E. Rossel in 1995, who won the election.
-Bakov participated in the [[Yekaterinburg]] mayor elections in 1995, and came second behind [[Arkady Mikhailovich Chernetsky]].<ref>{{in lang|ru}} [https://urgi.urfu.ru/fileadmin/user_upload/site_15780/uploads/Doc/Political_rivalry.pdf Мухаметов Руслан Салихович ПОЛИТИЧЕСКАЯ КОНКУРЕНЦИЯ НА МУНИЦИПАЛЬНЫХ ВЫБОРАХ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ ЕКАТЕРИНБУРГА)] — [[Ural Federal University]], 2015</ref> In 1996 he was elected the Vice-Chairman of Sverdlovsk Regional Duma,<ref name="oblgazeta.ru">[http://zsso.ru/structure/deputies Депутаты] Законодательного Собрания Свердловской области. (in Russian).</ref> and then was nominated for the post of the Governor of Kurgan region, but his candidature was not registered. In 1997–2000 Bakov became the General Director (CEO) of the city-forming enterprise — {{ill|Serov Metallurgical Plant|ru|Надеждинский металлургический завод}} (9,000 employees). This experience became very important for his future career.
+Bakov participated in the Yekaterinburg mayor elections in 1995, and came second behind [[Arkady Chernetsky]].<ref>{{in lang|ru}} [https://urgi.urfu.ru/fileadmin/user_upload/site_15780/uploads/Doc/Political_rivalry.pdf Мухаметов Руслан Салихович ПОЛИТИЧЕСКАЯ КОНКУРЕНЦИЯ НА МУНИЦИПАЛЬНЫХ ВЫБОРАХ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ ЕКАТЕРИНБУРГА)] — [[Ural Federal University]], 2015</ref> In 1996 he was elected the vice-chairman of Sverdlovsk Regional Duma,<ref name="oblgazeta.ru">[http://zsso.ru/structure/deputies Депутаты] Законодательного Собрания Свердловской области. (in Russian).</ref> and then was nominated for the post of the Governor of Kurgan region, but his candidature was not registered. In 1997–2000 Bakov became the General Director (CEO) of the city-forming enterprise — {{interlanguage link|Serov Metallurgical Plant|ru|Надеждинский металлургический завод}} (9,000 employees). This experience became very important for his future career.
 Anton Bakov is the author of the project of [[Ural franc]]—a [[scrip]] printed in 1991 for usage in early post-Soviet economical regional projects. It never was used in this way; but in 1997–2000 the banknotes were used as money substitute at Serov Metallurgical Plant to help to overcome the [[1998 Russian financial crisis]]. Nowadays they have [[Numismatics|numismatic]] value and are exhibited at museums.
-Bakov is also one of the creators of law base for the [[Ural Republic]]—a 1993 project to transform Sverdlovsk Oblast into republic which involved top Oblast officials and was stopped shortly after creation. As a chairman of Oblast Duma Law Committee, Bakov was working on Charter of the Oblast since 1992, in 1993 it was presented as a Constitution of the Ural Republic, and in 1994 the base of that text became the official Oblast Charter with recommendations to use it in other regions. Ural Republic is unrelated to Ural franc, as some suppose, because the Republic didn't plan to establish it own currency. However, Bakov authored the [[c:File:Flag of ural.svg|Flag of the Republic]].
+Bakov is also one of the creators of law base for the [[Ural Republic]]—a 1993 project to transform Sverdlovsk Oblast into republic which involved top Oblast officials and was stopped shortly after creation. As a chairman of Oblast Duma Law Committee, Bakov was working on Charter of the Oblast since 1992, in 1993 it was presented as a Constitution of the Ural Republic, and in 1994 the base of that text became the official Oblast Charter with recommendations to use it in other regions. Ural Republic is unrelated to Ural franc, as some suppose, because the Republic did not plan to establish its own currency. However, Bakov authored the [[c:File:Flag of ural.svg|Flag of the Republic]].
 ===2000s===
-In 2000 Anton Bakov was elected to the House of Representatives (the upper chamber) of the Legislative Assembly of [[Sverdlovsk oblast]] (from Serov single-mandate electoral district).<ref name="oblgazeta.ru"/> He fought against [[corruption]] (organized "Anti-Mafia" public movement, which opposed the criminal organisation "Uralmash") and against the propriety redistribution process. In order to increase the wellbeing of the population, Bakov was involved in educational activities, created consumer and credit cooperatives, councils of local public self-governing bodies and condominiums. As an MP, Bakov proposed to increase the size of the allowances for children and the introduction of regional additional payments to [[state pension]]s. Since 2002 Bakov has been engaged in buying land, and now is one of the largest landowners of the Urals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.znak.com/2017-03-16/anton_bakov_uezzhaet_iz_ekaterinburga_i_prodaet_okolo_3000_ga_zemli/|script-title=ru:Антон Баков уезжает из Екатеринбурга и продает около 3000 га земли|trans-title=Anton Bakov leaves Yekaterinburg and sells about 3,000 hectares of land|work=Znak|language=ru|date=16 March 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> As a developer, Bakov actively started building country houses for sale. In addition, he is actively involved in political consulting. In recent years he specialized in the development of Internet, media and political social networks, including those which are aimed at mobilizing people to fight corruption.
+In 2000 Anton Bakov was elected to the House of Representatives (the upper chamber) of the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast (from Serov single-mandate electoral district).<ref name="oblgazeta.ru"/> He fought against [[corruption]] (organized "Anti-Mafia" public movement, which opposed the criminal organization "[[Uralmash gang]]") and against the propriety redistribution process. In order to increase the wellbeing of the population, Bakov was involved in educational activities, created consumer and credit cooperatives, councils of local public self-governing bodies and condominiums. As an MP, Bakov proposed to increase the size of the allowances for children and the introduction of regional additional payments to [[state pension]]s. Since 2002 Bakov has been engaged in buying land, and now is one of the largest landowners of the Urals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.znak.com/2017-03-16/anton_bakov_uezzhaet_iz_ekaterinburga_i_prodaet_okolo_3000_ga_zemli/|script-title=ru:Антон Баков уезжает из Екатеринбурга и продает около 3000 га земли|trans-title=Anton Bakov leaves Yekaterinburg and sells about 3,000 hectares of land|work=Znak|language=ru|date=16 March 2017|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> As a developer, Bakov actively started building country houses for sale. In addition, he is actively involved in political consulting. In recent years he specialized in the development of Internet, media and political social networks, including those which are aimed at mobilizing people to fight corruption.
-In 2002 there was a scandal at [[2002 Winter Olympics]] where Russian [[figure skater]] [[Irina Slutskaya]] was denied 1st place despite widespread professional opinions that she would win; particularly, [[Figure Skating Federation of Russia]] demanded a second gold medal for her. Anton Bakov at the time had ordered a custom copy of [[olympic gold medal]] completely made of gold (700 grams, while the genuine one contained only 6 grams) and personally awarded it to Slutskaya.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/russian-skiers-plan-appeal-of-doping-ban-1.342704|title=Russian skiers plan appeal of doping ban|website=[[CBC.ca]]|date=12 March 2002|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://lenta.ru/news/2002/03/11/slutskaya/|script-title=ru:Ирина Слуцкая все-таки получила золотую медаль|website=[[Lenta.ru]]|language=ru|date=11 March 2002|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>
+In 2002 there was a scandal at [[2002 Winter Olympics]] where Russian figure skater [[Irina Slutskaya]] was denied 1st place despite widespread professional opinions that she would win; particularly, [[Figure Skating Federation of Russia]] demanded a second gold medal for her. Anton Bakov at the time had ordered a custom copy of [[olympic gold medal]] completely made of gold (700 grams, while the genuine one contained only 6 grams) and personally awarded it to Slutskaya.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/russian-skiers-plan-appeal-of-doping-ban-1.342704|title=Russian skiers plan appeal of doping ban|website=[[CBC.ca]]|date=12 March 2002|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://lenta.ru/news/2002/03/11/slutskaya/|script-title=ru:Ирина Слуцкая все-таки получила золотую медаль|website=[[Lenta.ru]]|language=ru|date=11 March 2002|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>
+In 2003, Bakov participated in the elections of the Governor of Sverdlovsk region. He accused [[Eduard Rossel]] of having links with the criminal organization "Uralmash gang". In the second round Anton Bakov lost, gaining 330,000 votes against the more than 600,000 obtained by Eduard Rossel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electoralgeography.com/ru/countries/r/russia/regions/66/2003-governor-election-sverdlovsk.html|script-title=ru:Свердловская область. Выборы губернатора Свердловской области, 2003|language=ru|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> In 2003 he was elected to the [[State Duma]] from single-mandate Serovskiy electoral district No. 167.<ref>[http://www.gosduma.net/about/history/convocations/4/ Состав Государственной Думы четвертого созыва] (in Russian)</ref>
-====Gubernatorial elections, State Duma====
-In 2003, Bakov participated in the elections of the Governor of [[Sverdlovsk region]]. He accused [[Eduard Rossel]] of having links with the criminal organisation "Uralmash". In the second round Anton Bakov lost, gaining 330,000 votes against the more than 600,000 obtained by Eduard Rossel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electoralgeography.com/ru/countries/r/russia/regions/66/2003-governor-election-sverdlovsk.html|script-title=ru:Свердловская область. Выборы губернатора Свердловской области, 2003|language=ru|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> In 2003 he was elected to the [[State Duma]] from single-mandate Serovskiy electoral district № 167.<ref>[http://www.gosduma.net/about/history/convocations/4/ Состав Государственной Думы четвертого созыва] (in Russian)</ref>
+After the election, he joined the party "the [[Union of Right Forces]]". He supervised all the successful election campaigns of the party in all the regions, except for [[Chechnya]], in 2004–2007. In December 2006, Bakov was elected the Secretary of the electoral work of the "Union of Right Forces". He is considered to be the one who proposed abandoning traditional right-wing party liberal rhetoric and populist slogans such as raising pensions and supporting the poor. Because of the defeat of the Union of Right Forces in the [[2007 Russian legislative election]] and the abolition of single-mandate electoral districts, Anton Bakov did not get into the State Duma for the next term.
-====The Union of Right Forces and the Party Action====
+[[File:Karl Emich of Leiningen photo11.JPG|thumb|Anton Bakov and [[Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen]] signing founding documents for the [[Romanov Empire (micronation)|Sovereign State Imperial See]]]]
-After the election, he joined the party "the [[Union of Right Forces]]". He supervised all the successful election campaigns of the party in all the regions, except for [[Chechnya]], in 2004–2007. In December 2006, Bakov was elected the Secretary of the electoral work of the "Union of Right Forces". He is considered to be the one who proposed abandoning traditional right-wing party liberal rhetoric and populist slogans such as raising pensions and supporting the poor. Because of the defeat of the [[Union of Right Forces]] in the [[2007 Russian legislative election]] and the abolition of single-mandate electoral districts, Anton Bakov did not get into the State Duma for the next term.
-[[File:Karl Emich of Leiningen photo11.JPG|thumb|Anton Bakov and [[Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen]] signing founding documents for the [[Sovereign State Imperial See]]]]
 ===2010s===
-In 2010s Bakov concentrated on making business and authoring of books dedicated to politics and society (see below). Nevertheless, he is episodically involved in political actions, sometimes involving his children (see above). In 2017 he attempted to run for President of Russia at [[2018 Russian presidential election]] (see below).
+In 2010s Bakov concentrated on making business and authoring of books dedicated to politics and society (see below). Nevertheless, he is episodically involved in political actions, sometimes involving his children (see above). In 2017 he attempted to run for [[President of Russia]] at [[2018 Russian presidential election]] (see below).
 ==Current projects==
 ===Russian Monarchist Party===
-{{Main|Monarchist Party}}
+{{Main|Monarchist Party of Russia}}
-Bakov's modern political project, established in 2012, is the Russian Monarchist Party which supports return of monarchy in Russia, ousted in 1917. In 2013 it was declared that German [[Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen]], a direct royal [[Romanov]] family descendant, is now viewed as the primary heir to the [[Line of succession to the former Russian throne|Russian Throne]] upon his conversion from [[Lutheranism]] to [[Eastern Orthodox Christianity]] in [[Nuremberg]] on 1 June 2013.<ref>[[n:ru:Монархическая партия объявила об обретении наследника российского Императорского престола]]</ref> Monarchist Party participated in mayoral elections in Ekaterinburg on 8 September 2013. The candidate for mayor was Bakov's 22-year-old daughter Anastassia, a singer and actress living in Moscow who recently graduated from [[Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute]]. She campaigned using references to the city authorities' performance and to God (who is the keeper of monarchy and protector of the people). Also there, 57 students ran as the party's candidates for elections for [[City Duma]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ura.news/news/1052162407|script-title=ru:«Путину с ней поговорить будет приятнее». В Екатеринбурге начался новый этап предвыборной агитации. Она обещает быть шаловливой и оригинальной|trans-title="Putin will be more pleasant to talk to her." In Yekaterinburg, a new stage in the election campaign has begun. It promises to be playful and original.|website=Ura.ru|language=ru|date=29 July 2013|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>
+Bakov's modern political project, established in 2012, is the Russian Monarchist Party which supports return of monarchy in Russia, ousted in 1917. In 2013 it was declared that German [[Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen]], a direct royal [[Romanov]] family descendant, is now viewed as the primary heir to the Russian Throne upon his conversion from [[Lutheranism]] to [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodox Christianity]] in [[Nuremberg]] on 1 June 2013.<ref>[[n:ru:Монархическая партия объявила об обретении наследника российского Императорского престола]]</ref> Monarchist Party participated in mayoral elections in Yekaterinburg on 8 September 2013. The candidate for mayor was Bakov's 22-year-old daughter Anastassia, a singer and actress living in Moscow who recently graduated from [[Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute]]. She campaigned using references to the city authorities' performance and to God (who is the keeper of monarchy and protector of the people). Also there, 57 students ran as the party's candidates for elections for City Duma.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ura.news/news/1052162407|script-title=ru:«Путину с ней поговорить будет приятнее». В Екатеринбурге начался новый этап предвыборной агитации. Она обещает быть шаловливой и оригинальной|trans-title="Putin will be more pleasant to talk to her." In Yekaterinburg, a new stage in the election campaign has begun. It promises to be playful and original.|website=Ura.ru|language=ru|date=29 July 2013|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>
-In 2015 Bakov announced the Party's plans to run for the upcoming [[2016 Russian legislative election|2016 Russian State Duma elections]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.znak.com/2015-07-21/glavnyy_monarhist_rossii_o_tom_zachem_kreml_vspomnil_russkih_imperatorov|script-title=ru:"Если Путин решит объявить себя царем…"|trans-title="If Putin decides to declare himself king ..."|work=Znak|language=ru|date=21 July 2015|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> In early 2016 in an interview with [[RBC Information Systems|RBC]] news agency,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ekb.rbc.ru/ekb/interview/28/01/2016/56a9c8089a794788ce6d959a|script-title=ru:Антон Баков: Если Путин придет к Государю, он благословит его на престол|trans-title=Anton Bakov: If Putin comes to the Sovereign, he will bless him to the throne|publisher=[[RBC Information Systems|RBC]]|language=ru|date=28 January 2016|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> he confirmed this intention and stated that Anastasia would again become the front person of the planned campaign, and he personally would not run. However, the party did not end up participating.
+In 2015 Bakov announced the Party's plans to run for the upcoming [[2016 Russian legislative election|2016 Russian State Duma elections]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.znak.com/2015-07-21/glavnyy_monarhist_rossii_o_tom_zachem_kreml_vspomnil_russkih_imperatorov|script-title=ru:"Если Путин решит объявить себя царем…"|trans-title=If Putin decides to declare himself king ...|work=Znak|language=ru|date=21 July 2015|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> In early 2016 in an interview with [[RBK Group|RBK]] news agency,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ekb.rbc.ru/ekb/interview/28/01/2016/56a9c8089a794788ce6d959a|script-title=ru:Антон Баков: Если Путин придет к Государю, он благословит его на престол|trans-title=Anton Bakov: If Putin comes to the Sovereign, he will bless him to the throne|publisher=[[RBC Information Systems|RBC]]|language=ru|date=28 January 2016|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> he confirmed this intention and stated that Anastasia would again become the front person of the planned campaign, and he personally would not run. However, the party did not end up participating.
 In early 2016 Bakov had announced the Monarchist Party plans to organize a public trial for [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]] and [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]], accusing them of killing millions of Russians and thus significantly slowing down the normal evolution of society and state.<ref>{{in lang|ru}} [[n:ru:Монархическая партия устроит публичный суд над Лениным и Сталиным]] — Russian [[Wikinews]], 18 February 2016.</ref>
 ====2018 presidential campaign====
-In fall 2017 Bakov started campaigning for the [[2018 Russian presidential election]], being nominated by the Monarchist Party.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://echo.msk.ru/news/2064786-echo.html|script-title=ru:Миллиардер, основатель Монархической партии Антон Баков намерен выдвинуть свою кандидатуру на президентских выборах|trans-title=Billionaire, founder of the Monarchist party Anton Bakov intends to run for president|agency=[[Echo of Moscow]]|date=30 September 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> Creation of a ''"Monarchist Internationale"'' was the part of Bakov's electoral programme for the elections.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.oblgazeta.ru/politics/35281/|script-title=ru:Антон Баков заявил о желании принять участие в выборах президента|trans-title=Anton Bakov announced his desire to participate in the presidential election|language=ru|date=5 October 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> Bakov withdrew his candidature on January 24, 2018 declaring that his second Romanov Empire citizenship officially prevents him from the run.
+In fall 2017 Bakov started campaigning for the [[2018 Russian presidential election]], being nominated by the Monarchist Party.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://echo.msk.ru/news/2064786-echo.html|script-title=ru:Миллиардер, основатель Монархической партии Антон Баков намерен выдвинуть свою кандидатуру на президентских выборах|trans-title=Billionaire, founder of the Monarchist party Anton Bakov intends to run for president|agency=[[Echo of Moscow]]|date=30 September 2017|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> Creation of a ''"Monarchist Internationale"'' was the part of Bakov's electoral programme for the elections.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.oblgazeta.ru/politics/35281/|script-title=ru:Антон Баков заявил о желании принять участие в выборах президента|trans-title=Anton Bakov announced his desire to participate in the presidential election|language=ru|date=5 October 2017|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> Bakov withdrew his candidature on January 24, 2018, declaring that his second Romanov Empire citizenship officially prevents him from the run.
-===Nicholas III and sovereign state Imperial See===
+===Nicholas III and The Romanov Empire===
 [[File:Coat of arms of the Sovereign State Imperial See.svg|thumb|110px|Coat of arms of the Imperial See]]
 {{main|Romanov Empire (micronation)}}
+The Romanov Empire ({{lang-ru|Романовская Империя}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Закон "О равнозначности наименований Суверенное государство Императорский Престол и Романовская Империя". |url=http://russianempire.org/news/Zakon_O_ravnoznachnosti_naimenovanij_Suverennoe_gosudarstvo_Imperatorskij_Prestol_i_Romanovskaya_Imperiya.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103094326/http://russianempire.org/news/Zakon_O_ravnoznachnosti_naimenovanij_Suverennoe_gosudarstvo_Imperatorskij_Prestol_i_Romanovskaya_Imperiya.htm |archive-date=3 November 2017 |access-date=30 October 2017 |website=Russianempire.org |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Устинов |first=Александр |title=Принят Закон "О равнозначности наименований Суверенное государство Императорский Престол и Романовская Империя" |url=https://rupolit.net/zakon-o-ravnoznachnosti-naimenovaniy-suverennoe-gosudarstvo-imperatorskiy-prestol-i-romanovskaya-imperiya |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107005241/https://rupolit.net/zakon-o-ravnoznachnosti-naimenovaniy-suverennoe-gosudarstvo-imperatorskiy-prestol-i-romanovskaya-imperiya |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=4 June 2018 |website=Rupolit.net}}</ref>) is a [[Micronation|state]] proposed by Bakov as a re-creation of the [[Russian Empire]]. It would be led by [[House of Romanov|Romanov]] heir [[Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen]] as Emperor Nicholas III, with Bakov serving as [[Archchancellor]]. Bakov declared the new Russian Empire to be the successor to the historical [[Russian Empire]] that ceased to exist in 1917.<ref name="about2">{{cite web |title=About |url=http://russianempire.org/content/about_podrobno.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231113643/http://russianempire.org/content/about_podrobno.htm |archive-date=31 December 2014 |access-date=30 January 2015 |website=Russianempire.org |language=ru |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Bakov declared himself prime minister and announced a constitution and state symbols.<ref name="babr22">{{cite news |date=2 September 2011 |script-title=ru:Возрождена Российская империя |language=ru |trans-title=Revived Russian Empire |work=Babr |url=http://newsbabr.com/?IDE=96948 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018234813/http://newsbabr.com/?IDE=96948 |archive-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> The empire began to issue its own passports online for 1,000 rubles (US$31), and by 2014 it claimed it had granted about 4,000 passports to citizens.<ref name="See12">{{in lang|ru}} [[wikinews:ru:Виртуальная «Российская империя» с одобрения Николая III обретает государственный суверенитет|n:ru:Виртуальная «Российская империя» с одобрения Николая III обретает государственный суверенитет]] — [[Russian Wikinews]], 15 April 2014</ref>
-In early 2014 Bakov announced he views the [[Line of succession to the former Russian throne|Russian Throne (See)]] from the point of international law as a subject of state sovereignty regardless of any other attributes, referring to analogues with [[the Holy See]]. He outlined that Karl Emich, after accepting Orthodox religion, got a right to take this See according to pre-[[Russian Revolution|Revolution]] [[Fundamental Laws of the Russian Empire]]. Bakov proposed the prince to accept the throne to form a new independent state and incorporate it into Bakov's promotional projects such as Monarchist Party, revival of the Russian Empire and several others. In April 2014 Bakov and Karl Emich appeared in a newspaper textual and photo report<ref name=imperiya>{{cite news|url=http://www.gosrf.ru/experts/533/|script-title=ru:Империя – наше прошлое и будущее?|trans-title=Empire - Our Past and Future?|agency=Regions|date=10 April 2014|accessdate=25 September 2019|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126193849/http://www.gosrf.ru/experts/533/|archive-date=26 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> declaring the prince accepted the proposals as well as the title of "Emperor Nicholas III" (successor to [[Nicholas II]]).<ref name=imperiya/>
+In June 2012, Bakov registered the [[Monarchist Party of Russia|Monarchist Party]] with the [[Russian Ministry of Justice]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Список политических партий, имеющих право в соответствии с Федеральным законом от 11.07.2001 № 95-ФЗ «О политических партиях» принимать участие в выборах &#124; Минюст России |url=http://minjust.ru/nko/vybory/partii?theme=minjust |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928033626/http://minjust.ru/nko/vybory/partii?theme=minjust |archive-date=28 September 2013 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=minjust.ru}}</ref> with the stated goal of restoring the monarchy to Russia in accordance with the law. It is the only legalised monarchist party in Russia. In July 2013, Bakov claimed his nation granted citizenship to [[Edward Snowden]], who at the time was in [[Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport]] seeking amnesty in Russia.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 July 2013 |script-title=ru:Председатель Совета министров Российской Империи выписал Сноудену паспорт |language=ru |trans-title=Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire made Snowden a passport |agency=Regions |url=http://regions.ru/news/2466444 |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231114851/http://regions.ru/news/2466444/ |archive-date=31 December 2014}}</ref> In the fall of 2013, Bakov's daughter Anastasia Bakova (Анастасия Бакова) was the Monarchist Party's candidate in the mayoral elections in [[Yekaterinburg]].
-In the report Bakov emphasized that Karl Emich has been being an entrepreneur for long time, but from now on, all non-Throne related activity is disabled for him. The report contained a "Manifesto of granting the Constitution to the State", signed by Nicholas III, proclaiming the formation of the sovereign state "Imperial See" aimed at consolidating all the people around the world devoted to Christian Monarchism. The See in the documents is viewed as legacy to the first-ever Christian Roman Imperial Throne of [[Constantine the Great]] passed through [[Byzantine Empire]] to [[Russian Empire]] and [[House of Romanov]] via religious procedures.<ref>{{in lang|ru}} [[n:ru:Виртуальная «Российская империя» с одобрения Николая III обретает государственный суверенитет]] — Russian [[Wikinews]], 15 April 2014.</ref>
+Bakov has held discussions with a number of nations in attempts to purchase land and give the micronation territory under its control. As of 2017, talks with [[Kiribati]] and [[the Gambia]] were unsuccessful.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-12-12 |title=Gambia denies hosting Russian imperial revival bid |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-42324401 |access-date=2023-11-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-02-27 |title=Kiribati rejects Russian's 'Romanov revival' plan |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-39101849 |access-date=2023-11-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Marson |first=James |date=2017-04-16 |title=This Man's Quest to Restore the Russian Empire Isn't Going Well |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-mans-quest-to-restore-the-russian-empire-isnt-going-well-1492351200 |access-date=2023-11-12 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
-Later Bakov announced he has purchased a plot of land in [[Montenegro]] to form a location for the new state (80 [[Hectare|ha]], "twice as big as [[Vatican City|Vatican]]"<ref>{{in lang|ru}} [http://www.gosrf.ru/news/14811/ Суверенное Государство Императорский Престол Домен Царьград] — "Регионы России", 3 June 2014</ref>), and claims to be in negotiations with Montenegro authorities on state's recognition. He has also informed that Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] refused to grant such a plot in [[Ekaterinburg]] (Bakov's residence and place of [[1918 Romanov assassination]]) in response to Karl Emich's request<ref>{{in lang|ru}} [[n:ru:Претендент на российский престол предлагает создать в Екатеринбурге аналог Ватикана]] — Russian [[Wikinews]], 23 July 2014</ref> passed to Putin by Bakov, a former MP.<ref name="4I">{{in lang|ru}} [http://www.channel4.ru/content/201406/02/265.st.html Гость «Стенда» – Антон Баков, Председатель Монархической партии России.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009104535/http://www.channel4.ru/content/201406/02/265.st.html |date=9 October 2014}} channel4.ru. 2 June 2014.</ref> In early 2015, as a follow-up to the [[International sanctions during the Ukrainian crisis]], Bakov told the press there are talks with Montenegro authorities to establish an [[Offshoring|offshore zone]] at this plot, aimed at providing financial intermediation to Russian companies.<ref>{{in lang|ru}} [[n:ru:В Черногории создаётся антикризисный пророссийский офшор]] — [[Russian Wikinews]], 11 February 2015</ref> Also in early 2015 Imperial Throne representatives claimed to be in talks with the authorities of the neighboring [[Republic of Macedonia]] and [[Albania]] on possible collaboration and future [[state recognition]]. In particular, Bakov held meeting with Macedonian Prime Minister [[Nikola Gruevski]].<ref>[http://imperor.net/en/latest-news/archchancellor-of-imperial-throne-anton-bakov-met-with-the-prime-minister-of-the-republic-of-macedonia/ Archchancellor of Imperial Throne Anton Bakov met with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512122114/http://imperor.net/en/latest-news/archchancellor-of-imperial-throne-anton-bakov-met-with-the-prime-minister-of-the-republic-of-macedonia/#|date=12 May 2016}}. Imperor.net. Retrieved on 28 February 2017.</ref> Later there were the alike talks with [[List of heads of state of the Gambia|President of the Gambia]] [[Yahya Jammeh]] at the [[Seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly|70th UN General Assembly session in USA]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://imperor.net/en/aristocracy/gambian-press-welcomes-archchancellor-of-imperial-throne-a-a-bakov/|title=Gambian press welcomes Archchancellor of Imperial throne A.A.Bakov|website=Impertor.net|date=29 September 2014|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> (''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' later reported there are plans to continue Gambian talks after Jammeh was replaced by new president<ref name="wsj">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-mans-quest-to-restore-the-russian-empire-isnt-going-well-1492351200|author=Marson, James|title=This Man’s Quest to Restore the Russian Empire Isn’t Going Well|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=16 April 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>). Also, talks were held with Macedonian and Montenegro Eastern Orthodox clergy — Bakov discusses creation of churches associated with Imperial Throne and proposes [[canonization]] of Russian ancient ruler [[Ivan III of Russia|Ivan III]] and his wife [[Sophia Palaiologina]], of Macedonian origin, who played significant roles in bringing Christian monarchy to Russia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gosrf.ru/news/19169/|script-title=ru:Антон Баков: Бизнесмен не ходит строем|website=Gosrf.ru|date=1 June 2015|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> Talks with [[Gaston Browne]], Prime Minister of [[Antigua and Barbuda]], also took place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://imperor.net/en/latest-news/delegation-of-russian-throne-on-official-visit-in-antigua-and-barbuda/|title=Delegation of Imperial Throne on official visit in Antigua and Barbuda|website=Imperor.net|date=23 May 2014|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>
+On 31 March 2014, under the new name of the Imperial Throne, the micronation issued a manifesto announcing itself a [[sovereign nation]] and declaring that [[Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen]] (born 1952) had become its head with the title of ''Nicholas III, Emperor of All Russia'', as a successor to [[Nicholas II]]. After he was named Emperor, [[Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen|Nicholas III]] wrote a letter to [[Vladimir Putin]] requesting land in [[Yekaterinburg]] to establish a capital with its own imperial senate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Политическая инициатива Николая Кирилловича, Принца Лейнингенского, по созданию в Екатеринбурге города-государства – Императорский Всероссийский Престол |url=http://www.monpartya.ru/news/politicheskaya_iniciativa_nikolaya_kirillovicha.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129023934/http://www.monpartya.ru/news/politicheskaya_iniciativa_nikolaya_kirillovicha.htm |archive-date=29 November 2014 |access-date=31 March 2015 |website=Monpartya.ru}}</ref> The request was denied.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 June 2014 |script-title=ru:Гость "Стенда"– Антон Баков, Председатель Монархической партии России |trans-title=Guest Anton Bakov, President of the Monarch Party of Russia |url=http://www.channel4.ru/content/201406/02/265.st.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009104535/http://www.channel4.ru/content/201406/02/265.st.html |archive-date=9 October 2014 |access-date=30 January 2015 |work=Channel4 |language=ru}}</ref>
-In the end of 2015, Nicholas III, commemorating Bakov's fiftieth birthday, granted Bakov the inheritable title of "''Serene Prince''" and presented him a Romanov family Eastern Orthodox icon depicting [[Catherine of Alexandria|Saint Catherine]], who is considered the Heavenly Patron of Ekaterinburg city.<ref>{{in lang|ru}} [[n:ru:Монархическая партия собралась на выборы в Госдуму]] — Russian Wikinews, 29 January 2016</ref> The most known historical bearer of the Serene Prince title was [[Alexander Danilovich Menshikov]], the closest ally of [[Peter the Great]].
+In 2020, Bakov declared that his new project, the successor to the Empire, entitled '''Arca Noë''', is going to be based in neutral [[Mediterranean]] waters close to [[Venice]] as a part of the [[seasteading]] movement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Антон Баков хочет построить новое государство "Ноев ковчег" рядом с Венецией |url=https://www.znak.com/2020-04-29/anton_bakov_hochet_postroit_novoe_gosudarstvo_noev_kovcheg_ryadom_s_veneciey |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719153326/https://www.znak.com/2020-04-29/anton_bakov_hochet_postroit_novoe_gosudarstvo_noev_kovcheg_ryadom_s_veneciey |archive-date=19 July 2021 |access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref>
-====Kiribati developments====
-In May 2016 talks were held with government of [[Kiribati]] to invest US$350 million into development of a tourism on three uninhabited islands: [[Malden Island]], [[Caroline Island]] and [[Starbuck Island]], aiming to built a "Romanov Empire" [[micronation]] there with the capital on the Malden Island.<ref>[http://kiribati.me/2016/05/11/977/ The official visit of the Archchancellor of the Imperial Throne Anton Bakov to the Republic of Kiribati] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802183715/http://kiribati.me/2016/05/11/977/ |date=2 August 2018 }}. Kiribati.me. Retrieved on 28 February 2017.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/07/russian-millionaire-plans-re-establish-romanov-empire-pacific-islands|title=Russian millionaire details plans to re-establish Romanov empire on remote Pacific island|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=7 February 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> According to Bakov, "a great number of Russian patriots who are not happy with Putin's regime" are expected to arrive when the initial constructions are completed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/30/russian-businessman-seeks-restore-tsarist-empire-overthrown/|title=Russian businessman seeks to restore Tsarist empire overthrown in 1917 on Pacific atoll|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=30 January 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-38798535|title=Kiribati mulls proposal to 'restore Russian monarchy'|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=30 January 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> In February 2017, [[Radio New Zealand]] announced that the Kiribati government had rejected the offer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-39101849|title=Kiribati rejects Russian's 'Romanov revival' plan|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=30 January 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> Bakov later claimed it wasn't the final decision and that it was related to an inner Kiribati political struggle.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ekb.rbc.ru/ekb/28/02/2017/58b54df69a79470bf8881955|script-title=ru:Президент Кирибати поддержал возрождение «империи Романовых» на островах|trans-title=Kiribati's President supports revival of "Romanov Empire" on the islands|publisher=RBC|language=ru|date=28 February 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>
-====Gambia developments====
+===Yekaterinburg Senate===
+[[File:Ekaterinburg Senate 18.12.13-Formanchuk.jpg|thumb|Yekaterinburg Senate session, senator [[Kirill Formanchuk]] talks about traffic issues.]]
-Bakov has been in the alike talks with Gambia since 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ural.aif.ru/politic/person/romanovskuyu_imperiyu_monarhista_bakova_priznali_oficialno|script-title=ru:Романовскую империю монархиста Бакова признали официально|trans-title=Monarchist Bakov's Romanov Empire is officially recognized|work=[[Argumenty i Fakty]]|date=6 December 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> In December 2017 he announced that the proposed declaration of partnership was finally signed and new Gambia authorities, headed by [[Adama Barrow]], had recognised the Romanov Empire.<ref name="RNZG"/> Bakov's [[land development]] companies now plan to create [[artificial island]]s in vicinity of Gambia capital [[Banjul]] to establish territory for the Empire. The 6-year design works and talks took $6 million, and after recognition documents are [[ratification|ratified]], Gambian budget will receive $60 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3488073|script-title=ru:Антон Баков заявил о возрождении государственного статуса династии Романовых|trans-title=Anton Bakov announced the revival of the state status of the Romanov dynasty|work=[[Kommersant]]|language=ru|date=6 December 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> At a press conference, Bakov has also said he is in talks on recognition with 5 other undisclosed countries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://66.ru/news/society/205881/|script-title=ru:Антон Баков позвал всех подданных Романовской империи в Африку. «Пока там можно только поплавать»|language=ru|date=6 December 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> Furthermore, Bakov has also proposed Russian Olympic athletes, who were recently denied attendance to [[2018 Winter Olympics]], to compete under Romanov Empire flag.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.znak.com/2017-12-06/rossiyanam_predlozheno_vystupit_na_olimpiade_v_koree_pod_flagami_romanovskoy_imperii|script-title=ru:"Наш министр уже направляется в Лозанну"|trans-title="Our minister is already heading to Lausanne"|work=Znak|language=ru|date=6 December 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="RNZG"/>
+The Yekaterinburg Senate is an independent civil governing body organized by Bakov aimed to provide social control for official Yekaterinburg authorities such as City Duma (Council). It was created shortly after 2013 elections. So far, 6 sessions were held where several infrastructure and social projects were presented, some included direct interaction with officials. Up to 100 volunteer "senators" are active at the sessions, such as [[Kirill Formanchuk]]. Bakov announces the scheme of a parliament with this Senate is supposed to be implemented in Romanov Empire when it's physically constructed. The Empire's supposed parliament is compared to resemble usual two-house parliament "turned upside-down" and based on [[Sortition|demarchy]].
-===Ekaterinburg Senate===
-[[File:Ekaterinburg Senate 18.12.13-Formanchuk.jpg|thumb|Ekaterinburg Senate session, senator [[Kirill Formanchuk]] talks about traffic issues.]]
-The Yekaterinburg Senate is an independent civil body organized by Bakov aimed to provide social control for official Yekaterinburg authorities such as City Duma (Council). It was created shortly after 2013 elections. So far, 6 sessions were held where several infrastructure and social projects were presented, some included direct interaction with officials. Up to 100 volunteer "senators" are active at the sessions, such as [[Kirill Formanchuk]].
 ==Books and science==
 Anton Bakov is the author of the books:
-*''The Christian History of the Urals'' 1991
+*''The Christian History of the Urals'' (1991)
-*''Civilizations of the Middle-earth'' 1995
+*''Civilizations of the Middle-earth'' (1995)
-*''Which Russia do I Serve'' 1999
+*''Which Russia do I Serve'' (1999)
-*''Idols of Power: from Cheops to Putin'' 2013
+*''Idols of Power: from Cheops to Putin'' (2013)
-*''2014 [[Golden bull]]: Monarchist plan for Russian Renaissance''
+*''2014 [[Golden bull]]: Monarchist plan for Russian Renaissance'' (2014)
-*''Democracy Russian style: Notes of the former USSR citizen'' 2016 (expected to be translated into English).<ref>Anastasiya Bairakovskaya (16 May 2016) [http://www.oblgazeta.ru/news/14031/ Антон Баков издаст книгу "Демократия по-русски" на английском языке для продажи в Европе]. Oblgazeta.ru. Retrieved on 28 February 2017.</ref>
+*''Democracy Russian style: Notes of the former USSR citizen'' (2016, expected to be translated into English).<ref>Anastasiya Bairakovskaya (16 May 2016) [http://www.oblgazeta.ru/news/14031/ Антон Баков издаст книгу "Демократия по-русски" на английском языке для продажи в Европе]. Oblgazeta.ru. Retrieved on 28 February 2017.</ref>
-* ''The state is You!'' 2019
+* ''The state is You!'' (2019)
+* ''Uralic ancestors of the Bakovs, the Serene Highness Princes'' (2021)
+* ''Triumph and collapse of Bryuzgins, the [[Kozelsk]]'s textile kings'' (2022)
+* ''Bogdashka Toporok. Fairytales'' (2023)
+In 2020 Bakov organized the creation of an illustrated book of fictional fairytales about a real 17th-century peasant ''Bogdashko Toporok'', who turned out to be an ancestor of Bakov and many other modern people from Urals. Bakov discovered his identity while examining old Russian archives, but due to very little amount of documented information set the book up as a series of fictional stories exposing his own non-traditional view on those ages of Russian history. The author of the book is journalist and historian Alexander Kirillov, the illustrations are by Maksim Smagin, known for works for "Krasnaya Burda" magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4557153|title = В Екатеринбурге презентовали книгу сказов про предка Антона Бакова|date = 31 October 2020}}</ref> Latter books of 2021 and 2022 are dedicated to detailed research of biographies of his documented ancestors (all he could find in all possible archives). In the year 2023 a second book dedicated to ''Bogdashko'' was published also together with Kirillov and Smagin.
+Bakov holds a PhD and 20 patents.<ref>{{in lang|ru}} [http://lenta.ru/lib/14182777/ Баков, Антон]. [[:ru:Лентапедия]]; [[Alexei Viktorovich Ivanov]], «Ёбург» ({{ISBN|978-5-17-084470-8}}), глава 9 [[Livejournal]]. [https://archive.today/20150211063116/http://charsov.livejournal.com/2355949.html copy].</ref>
+== See also ==
-Bakov holds a PhD and 20 patents.<ref>{{in lang|ru}} [http://lenta.ru/lib/14182777/ Баков, Антон]. [[:ru:Лентапедия]]; [[Alexei Viktorovich Ivanov]], «Ёбург» ({{ISBN|978-5-17-084470-8}}), глава 9 [[Livejournal]]. [https://archive.is/20150211063116/http://charsov.livejournal.com/2355949.html copy].</ref>
+* [[Ural franc]]
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