MOSCOW. Nov 30 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree granting the application filed by Irene von Dreyer, who wished to obtain a Russian passport by her 100th birthday, the official legal news portal said on Monday.

"In accordance with Article 89(a) of the Russian Constitution I hereby decree that the application for Russian Federation citizenship by von Dreyer, Irene, born in Moscow on December 15, 1915, be granted," the document reads.

Her son Thomas told Interfax that his mother, who turns 100 on December 15, wants to restore her Russian citizenship.

Von Dreyer, a Russian emigre and daughter of a major general who served in Wrangel