Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich Of Russia
Vladimir Cyrillovich, Grand Duke of Russia (Vladimir Kirillovich Romanov, Cyrillic: Влад́имир Кир́иллович Ром́анов; 30 August 1917 – 21 April 1992) was the Head of the Imperial Family of Russia and Titular Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias (historically the modern states of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland) from 1938 to his death.
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