"Count Yuriy Obnizov is descended from ancient Oskovian tribal chieftains who were given their titles by the Tsars of early Russia during their expansion eastwards in the aftermath of the Mongol Empire's fracturing. The Obnizov line served Kolchak's army with distinction during the Civil War, and were able to slip through the cracks of Lenin, then Stalin's secret police, until the Khrushchev years where they were permitted to publicly "renounce" their noble titles in exchange for amnesty. This was due in large part to the patriarch of the family becoming rather influential within the Oskovian CCP's titanium industry so they could not be easily shuffled out. The family maintained their military service, with the Count himself being a veteran of Afghanistan with some awards to his name."

"With these two on the table, there is also the question of exactly how much power is to be delegated to them upon their ascension. Of course we are not about to grant them absolute power like some French king, but there is some merit to not having their position be entirely ceremonial. Both have experience in leadership positions, in their own ways, and could perhaps break deadlocks in decision making should they be granted a vote here within the Central Committee. Ultimately, as in all things, that choice is for you all to make."

Who will become the Tsar?
>Long live the house of Romanov!
>Long live the house of Obnizov!
>Write-in

What sort of position should the Tsar be allowed to have?
>Purely ceremonial, like the monarchs of Europe or Japan.
>Give them a seat at the Council; are not all peoples to be considered of equal voice under socialism?