Anna Anderson: Grand Duchess Or Clever Imposter

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Anna Anderson: Grand Duchess or Clever Imposter? The Royal Family of Russia (the Romanovs) had been in control of Russia for 300 years when the Bolshevik communist party took control in late 1917. As a result, the Romanov family were captured and taken to Yekaterinburg in the Spring of 1918 and murdered on July 17 1918. In 1991, a mass grave was dug up consisting of only 5 of the 7 Romanovs. The missing family members were Alexei (the only son) and either Maria or Anastasia. In 1920, a woman was found after an attempted suicide with no identity. She claimed to be Anastasia Romanov, the youngest child of Tsar Nicholas ll and his wife Tsarina Alexandria. Was Anna Anderson the Grand Duchess? There is a large amount of evidence to suggest she…show more content…
Anastasia’s aunt, who met Anderson several times, claimed the two were similar. A relative of the Romanov family, Princess Cecile also supported Anderson after spending time with her. Anastasia’s cousin Grand Duke Alexander once asked Anderson about a personal story about the ‘funny animals’ and Anderson was able to recall the picture Anastasia had of animals wearing court clothes, leading Grand Duke Alexander to support Anderson. Gleb Botkin, the son of the Romanov family doctor also supported Anderson. Tsar Nicholas ll’s mistress before he married claimed Anderson had similar eyed to the Tsar. Anderson also had a large amount of knowledge that would’ve only been known by members of the Royal Family. She knew details of the uncle Ernest of Hess that were very confidential within the family. Anderson was able to almost accurately describe the layout of the Royal palace and describe the placing’s of different furniture. She had memories of events and moments that Anastasia was present at. Anderson could successfully recall what her life was like as a Grand Duchess. This included her education, social life and the general lifestyle lived by the Romanov’s. There is heavy evidence including Anderson’s physical resemblance, Her similar personality to Anastasia and her ability to recall what life was like as the Grand Duchess to support Anderson’s story. Is it possible that Anna Anderson really is Grand Duchess

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