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Maybe problem is in what does patronym mean in Russia.
It is required as part of full name in cases where identity is important - documents, contracts and so on.
It can be used in official...

Well, russians had adopted this kind of name as "Альберт" long ago, so there is absolutely nothing wrong with patronym "Альбертовна (Albertovna)" (female grammatic case) for you. It's 100% organic....

And what is name of your father? It can explain why your parents really could want to make such a request.

Welll... 5 minutes of google says that patronym for newborn is mandatory except foreign father case where parents can make special request.