Was She Anastasia? | The Story of Anna Anderson

The mysterious story of the best-known impostor who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov. In 1920, Anderson was institutionalized in a mental hospital after a suicide attempt in Berlin. At first, she went by the name “Miss Unknown”, as she refused to reveal her identity. Later, she used the name Tschaikovsky and then Anderson. In March 1922, claims that Anderson was a Russian grand duchess first received public attention.
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[@alexbanez2189]

Sometimes it is much better to assume that you are a somebody, than accept that you are a nobody. That is why social media is such a big thing nowadays.

[@ArabellaS]

Stealing this!!!

[@o.c.g.m9426]

Also stealing this.... fembots need to hear this in 2021

[@kathleendobens6648]

She's quite rude as well. She doesn't look like the princess.

[@patriciajrs46]

They proved she was not Anastasia. Truth comes out that Anastasia was not even the one who was missing with Alexei. It was Maria. Maria and Alexei were buried separately. I don't understand that, but I don't understand why the women had to be killed at all. History is sometimes just unexplained.

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

I think the Bolsheviks were worried that if they girls survived they could potentially have sons who could be used to overthrow the Communist regime

[@fariborzemohammadpoor5789]

Who are they ?russian scientist?they have been fought russian royalfamily from 1905 first russian revolution and massacred this family in1918 exclude whom scaped from Russia .both boris yeltsin and putin were Ussr commonist party members .you don't believe their researches was true and reliable.vladimir putin even didn't give permission for investigation about russian sunken submarine kursk and it's casualties .he is just a fraudulent and misleader one.

[@patriciajrs46]

@@fariborzemohammadpoor5789 When I refer to they, I am, I think, talking about some part of the Russian government who finally decided to do dna tests on the bones of the bodies found in the grave pit. I do not have proof, but I think the government, over there, wanted to finally silence the hopeful musings of the world. Knowing that all of them died in 1918, sort of, effectively squashes hopeful ideas in the people.

[@citypopFM]

The logic was the royal family had to be murdered to allow no legitimacy for the anti-communists in Soviet Russia any means of propping up any "true" leadership of the nation. Mind you, the Tsar and his family had ruled Russia for hundreds of years up to the Bolshevik Revolution. Even their brutal murder was due to a mistaken idea that a Czech liberation army apporaching the property they were imprisoned in Siberia was looking to liberate them when they were actually nearby to protect the Trans-Siberian Railway. It was a disgusting and brutal murder of an innocent family and their loyal servants in a basement room, but there was no surviving family member who magically escaped their fate and managed to make it all the way to Germany.

[@evanpetelle5669]

Because those Bolsheviks were extremist Zionist Jews. They hated white europeans, especially Slavs, Basque.. I’m basque myself. If you look back at the inception of the movement, you will see that I’m not lying. It’s very disturbing.

[@WildwoodClaire1]

It is bizarre that anyone ever fell for Anna Anderson's imposture. A simple comparison of the many photographs of Anastasia with those of Anderson makes it obvious that Anderson bore no physical resemblance to the princess.

[@MissMaria1988]

Not so. As an adult she looked like her aunt, Olga.

[@NYWF1939]

@@MissMaria1988 In her old age she looked almost identical to the Tsar's mother, Empress Maria Feodorovna.

[@MissMaria1988]

By the way... how come this is a discussion at all. It was just a couple of years from she was suppose to have been killed and when she showed up. How can they not recognize her? Like if i was gone for two, three years and then people who knew me or anyone actually would not see its me? How is this possible? Of course it was her, I think it was made a deal after all, to spare the children, but they was to live anonymous, new identities, no one was to know. It was political, a deal made. Lots of deals have been done and we the people are the last to get to know about it, most often never. So nothing new under the sun. This tsar story is on shaky ground.

[@zzzbbbooo]

Exactly, she looked nothing like Anastasia!

[@Mynona01]

@@NYWF1939 Anastasia truly inherited the features of grandmother, Princess Dagmar. The resemblance is striking, even in youthful photos. Thanks for this info.

[@JamesVaughan]

She looked absolutely nothing like the Grand Duchess Anastasia. How could so many have been so duped?

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

no idea we in m Family never believed ThaT ThaT we should be a? GrandDuchess . who did?

[@annestorey5229]

I don't like her husband's attitude towards her. I think he took advantage of the poor woman.

[@krisushi1]

I agree. It sounded like he was feeding her more lies to convince her of this falsehood and getting her story right. He was only in it for what he could get from her. Could you honestly turn up at a Country Club with a terribly rude woman with you like this? I'd put her in hiding, embarrassed.

[@everynewdayisablessing8509]

I don't think he took advantage of her. More like she was lucky he rescued her and took her to the US. He was a historian and probably found her fascinating and believed her. As we now know she was a fraud and as we see on some the footage above she was a rude, unclassy woman with no manners. She probably gave him a hard time all the time so he seemed like he lost his temper with her. I don't know if there was age gap between them but she seemed a lot older than him too, maybe that's why he seemed to tell her what to do as people sometimes do with elderly as they become more and more like children. Sure, it didn't look very right to do it in front of cameras but I think she didn't have nice personality anyway.

[@willyboy3581]

Anne: Years ago, a friend of mine was a student at the University of Virginia and knew Professor Manahan. He believed that the Professor was, among other things, a great snob, and that his marriage to Anna Anderson with that of convenience: it gave her a real identify, as well as the right for her to remain legally in the United States; it gave him the satisfaction of referring to himself as the son-on-law of Tsar Nicholas II.

[@StudentsBunnyHome]

But her face was so so so different!. How people could believe it?

[@annettepora8091]

Nothing she claimed as physical proof was convincing. Plus she couldn't speak Russian.

[@StudentsBunnyHome]

@@annettepora8091 Haha! Really?

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

No resembalnce whatsoever, true!

[@missyrose2154]

The mind sees what it wants to see. They didn't want to believe an innocent girl was gunned down in cold blood. They wanted to believe she somehow survived

[@StudentsBunnyHome]

@Right Hand Right. Absolutely right.

[@gunnarthorsen]

It's amazing that an imposter knew details about the Romanov's lives that were not public knowledge. For example, the family had a palace guard who have been with them for so long that he felt comfortable being casual around them, and would often stand with his hands in his pockets. When Anderson was asked if she remembered a guard who was "laid back", she replied, "The man with the pockets!" Even some who knew her as a child swore that Anderson was Anastasia, but DNA testing proved that to be incorrect.

[@NickMaybrick]

Haha,yeah I always remember "The man with the pockets!" too. What made that so impressive was the man she said it to was NOT the man with the pockets himself - and it was years before she met Gleb Botkin, who is often accused of planting her "memories".

[@yvonnekelly1345]

She could be the daughter of someone who was involved in guarding the family. She’d pick up enough from that.

[@calipsogal]

was the DNA text fixed? I do not believe she was an imposter.....I believe her...poor girl...

[@arielsclamshellbra]

​@calipsogal no it wasn't fixed. It is not her and they have her body now.

[@mrsir2254]

​@@calipsogal😅Do you also believe in an imaginary friend you can pray to, who will solve random problems of yours, who loves you...but also threatens you with being roasted on a spit if you don't behave exactly the way he wants? That's actually less ridiculous than the nonsense your believing in. Stop allowing your logic to be entierly overridden by emotions.

[@idiotsandwich4912]

I think she was told what to say and when to say it. Her “husband” wanted her to be believed probably so they could “inherit” anything leftover. Honestly it’s despicable. How could anyone try to pretend to be a dead girl. That’s horrible.

[@jamig.7254]

What an idiotic thing to say!

[@jamig.7254]

@@whateverLOOOL It was an idiotic statement, because: 1. Her/his name speaks for itself (idiot sandwich) 2. It is clear that person did not do the necessary research to make any conclusions whatsoever. That's why.

[@cisco8399]

The woman was just insane she thought she was Anastasia she wasn't lying but really believed it she wasn't the Russian princess but a Polish factory worker and peasant she acted refined because it was the mind

[@to6941]

They were desperate times and can we really judge if we haven’t experienced the same? Don’t forget she did at one point suffer from amnesia and it’s possible to absorb any suggestions that you later internalise as facts.

[@cyndie-anjellvernet4114]

Is someone truly despicable if they are mentally ill?

[@Piggybjorn]

Anastasia had peaceful and calming eyes which did not belong to this rude lady. Eyes could tell much if you can "see" them.

[@GunsNRoses1123]

I can't see Anastasia having such an ugly shaped mouth either.

[@lz6551]

“This rude lady” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@willyboy3581]

There was a German-language film released in 1956, "Anastasia, the czar's last daughter." Starring Lili Palmer, it is an excellent study of the story of Anna Anderson. Sad to say, this film was almost totally ignored internationally, as the American-financed film "Anastasia," with Ingrid Bergman, was released the same year. The German film may still be available for viewing, and it is well-worth the effort to scout it out.

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

m Grandma Anna had a complete diff face m Mam her daughTer has sTill PhoTos of m. Grandma

[@cisco8399]

What i think the case had been is that she was a worker at the court and had heard many things of the family and a while later after the family had been murdered she lost her memory working in a factory that had blown up but yet remembered some things from the past such as things about the family only when she developed mental illness she began to think she was Anastasia herself

[@rafaelguerrero8541]

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[@lxn5102]

I remember that since too young I loved Anastasia's film, specially at 12 years old. My mother told me that the story was real, so I investigated, my 12 yo got destroyed after knowing the truth behind Anastasia, and I hoped at that time that Anna was her, but knew very well she was not Anastasia, they were not alike, their faces's features were so different. And I laugh so hard everytime I see the video where 4 women proclaim to be the grand duchesses and, I mean, their faces, hahaha. Anyway, they had an horrible ending, if we like or not.

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

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[@ernestinemaloy8680]

@@RomanovRoyalMartyrs when the took * anastasia * to the Russian orthodox church a relative of the tzar closely watched her as she crossed herself the wrong way and loudly declared she is not the grand duchess and refused to have anymore to do with her .

[@missyrose2154]

I've often wondered if she was a straight fraud or if she really thought she was Anastasia . Btw her husband seemed like a total tool. Didn't remember the right wedding date and barking at her to take her hat off...

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

So true! And she herself was so rude!

[@aragorniielessar1894]

If i remember correctly she first claimed to be Tatiana.

[@krisushi1]

@@aragorniielessar1894 There you go - senility!

[@levenloos9917]

When she wasn't able to tell Maria and Tatiana apart that really hit the nail in the coffin.

[@manonyme7242]

@@aragorniielessar1894 No

[@388Caroline]

I was at a Chrism Mass last night and I couldn’t stop thinking of the beautiful Romanov Family. I think it was the benediction-that brought my thoughts to them. I prayed for their souls🙏

[@karlerasure]

Souls never die. They are still among us. 🙏

[@388Caroline]

@@karlerasure I believe they are 🥺🙏

[@karlerasure]

@@388Caroline we humans, we care too much for rumours and propaganda. We did mistakes in the past and still are we the same. Its hard to accept how they did not spare the kids of the Romanovs. May be the nature decided it so, that they don't suffer from the humiliations from the Bolshevits .

[@krisushi1]

@@karlerasure Souls never die but they are not earthbound.

[@krisushi1]

@@karlerasure I think that is what upsets so many the most, that they murdered a sick young boy and his beautiful young sisters! A travesty. They just wanted to wipe there genome off the face of the earth. So sad.

[@leilal8053]

If you've seen photos of the young Anastasia, you can see she isn't; the basic features don't match: Her mouth is all wrong 4a start.

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

Rightly so!

[@manonyme7242]

Scientists said she had the same face as Anastasia.

[@TwoForTwentyFilms]

Because she lost too many teeths.

[@TwoForTwentyFilms]

@@manonyme7242 And the same ears and the scars on her body from her escape and other medical problems were the same as like Anastasia.

[@rositarr2950]

She has absolutely no similarity to the Romanov's...All of the Romanov's were living Angels...May they Rest in Peace

[@arthurcals1084]

Angels? They opressed their people só much that they killed them

[@kseniyaella4142]

How do you know they were "living angels"? Did you meet them? The fact that they were brutally killed doesn't make them better than other people. Nikolai wasn't a good monarch, the country was suffering and those who ruled kept taking part in wars. But the family didn't deserve that end.

[@brantleyfoster021]

@@arthurcals1084 Crowned on May 26, 1894, Nicholas was neither trained nor inclined to rule, which did not help the autocracy he sought to preserve in an era desperate for change. The disastrous outcome of the Russo-Japanese War led to the Russian Revolution of 1905, which the czar diffused only after signing a manifesto promising representative government and basic civil liberties in Russia. However, Nicholas soon retracted most of these concessions, and the Bolsheviks and other revolutionary groups won wide support. In 1914, Nicholas led his country into another costly war, and discontent in Russia grew as food became scarce, soldiers became war-weary, and devastating defeats on the eastern front demonstrated the czar’s ineffectual leadership. In March 1917, the army garrison at Petrograd joined striking workers in demanding socialist reforms, and Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate. Nicholas and his family were first held at the Czarskoye Selo palace, then in the Yekaterinburg palace near Tobolsk. In July 1918, the advance of counterrevolutionary forces caused the Yekaterinburg Soviet forces to fear that Nicholas might be rescued. After a secret meeting, a death sentence was passed on the imperial family, and Nicholas, his wife, his children, and several of their servants were gunned down on the night of July 16. They were victim's of political suppression. Russia put Stalin in charge after that who was a mass murderer, his murderous campaigns ensured the death's of million's of Russian's. Anna Anderson did look like Tatiana of the Tsar family. But the DNA evidence prove's that she was an imposter.

[@lizzymoore4049]

you don't know.... so hush...

[@tamara2102]

@@arthurcals1084 their father did and they should not be blamed for what their father did and neither their mother they are innocent and didn't deserve to be killed

[@milicaivanovic9459]

I would be ashamed to live someone else's life. Anna Anderson could be as happy as Anna Anderson, she didn't have to lie and spend her precious life. we are not all born to we have blue blood

[@gnak2]

anna anderson born poor and probably would've died much earlier had she not lied about her identity, still a despicable act

[@milicaivanovic9459]

@@gnak2 i live an average middle class life. my parents and brother are academic citizens, I write poetry and enroll in literature, and I never wanted something I didn’t create myself

[@voceval1]

How did Anna Anderson know so much about the Romanovs? I wish there was more explanation about how she was able to convince so many people and why they believed her. Nonetheless a fascinating story.

[@sport1girl]

Have you ever read "The Mystery of Anna Anderson" by Peter Kurth? It's a great book. I read it decades ago and it really made me more interested in the subject.

[@theodoremacewko7757]

Perhap nicholas's sister in law got replaced by a kgb/ mossad agent and ana anderson actually the woman who got replaced.

[@gregguralnik2512]

That I'm not so sure of, but i do know that while she was in the hospital, a fellow patient there, who was a die hard fan of the Romanovs, recognized Anna as Tatiana Not Anastasia.

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

I think part of that was likely cold reading, which is a tactic used by phoney psychics and mediums where the cold reader spitballs out different suggestions and then whichever one the target responds to they double down on, making the target thing that the reader is psychic/able to hear the dead/Anastasia.

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

Having read up some more on Anna Anderson, she was being fed information by a childhood friend of Anastasia

[@atikva3804]

How can one even ask the question when DNA results have not only proven that she was not, definitely NOT Anastasia, but who she really was?

[@citypopFM]

This question speaks to the fact so many people *need* to believe in things and insist on them no matter the hard evidence in front of their face.

[@atikva3804]

​@@citypopFM Many people are gullible - which wouldn't be so bad if they were the only ones affected by the negative consequences of their laziness or self-indulgence. Unfortunately, we all suffer from this weakeness.

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

no idea she was only not The Tzars daughTer ThaTs whaT i Think

[@bjspire]

You don't think that dna samples can be swapped or that people wouldn't be compelled to cheat or lie? You have so much to learn about life. Must be nice to live in a world in which everybody is honest. Unfortunately, that's not the real world.

[@alicianelson1252]

It's Russia they are notorious for lying

[@jussitarponen1919]

Anna Anderson had not the same looks of Anastasia at all. But she acted well her high temper and strange smile.

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

But she was such a rude person!

[@krisushi1]

It appeared to me that she may have had a stroke by one side of her face drooping down. This is no example of Royality! No class, style and her speech was appalling! The Romanov Princesses were taught to be raised as a Royal should. This woman wouldn't know royalty if she fell over it! Such a disgrace!!

[@sport1girl]

@@krisushi1 Even many of those who didn't believe she was Anastasia, believed she acted in a way that was like someone of the high court.

[@jussitarponen1919]

No one of them survived but the world needs imagination and legends. It is about funny that Anna Anderson could be Anastasia. She didn´t have the same look at all.

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

Agree 100%

[@bonifaciomagdiwang1697]

The real Anastasia is more Beautiful

[@krisushi1]

You just need to take one look at the stunning family to know that Anastasia would never had grown up so hagged and rude. So much for a royal upbringing! Even before the DNA testing, you could clearly tell that this woman did not have the genes belonging to Royality.

[@marshajhono1]

Anastasia had more even facial features

[@GunsNRoses1123]

Yeah this women looks so plain as a younger woman and pretty ugly when older, definitely don't have the striking glow and beauty of Anastasia. I think Anastasia would have had a crace and glow even when older.

[@christinareed9002]

@@GunsNRoses1123 Agreed Anna Anderson was such an ugly woman. She looked nothing like Anastasia, who was way prettier than Anderson. Anna Anderson had no real friends because no one wanted to be friends with a such a rude person as her.

[@kellyprice1024]

Sorry to let you down. But Anastasia did live. She is Melania's Grandmother.

[@charlottelouise1409]

If she really was Anastasia then she would have been able to say who was who in that picture her husband was holding.

[@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

In 1925, Grand Duchess Olga (Sister of Tsar Nicholas) travelled to Berlin to meet 'the imposter' Anna Anderson, and determined in rather short order that there was no way Ms. Anderson could possibly be her niece. Subsequent discoveries of the remains of the Romanov family and DNA testing have since verified her conclusion. (The word of the Grand Duchess on this subject was always good enough for me.)

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

i donT believe ThaT The direcT Ruler Family members would have survived The Romanovs had many Fam members who survived ThaTs possible.

[@NickMaybrick]

We all know she wasn't Anastasia but she was an amazing impostor. Olga went to see her five times and wrote to her, "You are not alone now and we shall not abandon you". Court appointed handwriting experts said her handwriting was identical to Anastasia's. Likewise her ears - which supposedly matched in every known photograph of Anastasia. DW, I know Anna was a fraud but she was a remarkable one.

[@alisajohnson3903]

I don't think we will ever know for sure if in fact Mrs. Andersen was the grand duchess. With all the political reasons and monetary reasons you can bet that it wouldn't be hard for the Grand Dukes supporters to make sure that the DNA didn't match. Just far to much for their greedy fingers to allow her to regain her place as next in line. I believe that she was who she desperately tried to prove. We just will never know.

[@michaelflick1177]

@@andrealuisecandido1154 nobody survived the bloody cellar. It was impossible.

[@michaelflick1177]

@@NickMaybrick absolute nonsense fabricated by those who supported her.

[@blessOTMA]

I think it would tickle Anastasia humor that she became the most famous of the sisters, for whatever reason. It was said that when the small pair visited their hospital, Maria's attitude was "how may I help ? " and Anastasia 's was "what mischief can we make? The soldiers greatly appreciated both view points of course. But being the one of "we four" who is by far the best known, is perhaps a funny twist even she could have not envisioned. 😂

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

A remarkable observation! Thanks for sharing!

[@blessOTMA]

@@RomanovRoyalMartyrs Thank you, you are very kind!

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

@@blessOTMA so are you! 💜

[@eleanorcusick9381]

Apparently Prince Philip provided DNA and she was not Anastasia. She was a Polish factory worker who was deluded.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

Prince Phillip's family is closely related to the Romanovs.

[@krisushi1]

@@SymphonyBrahms He is related on the maternal side and therefore could prove that this imposter was never given birth to by a Romanov.

[@krisushi1]

Yes, she was a Polish factory worker but we really know nothing else about her. We don't know why she did it, whether she was delusional but then who trained her with stories from the past? It's quite intriguing and I'd love to know more.

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

@@krisushi1 I remember hearing that while she was in the mental hospital a former servant of the Romanovs was also there as a patient and interacted with Anna/Franzisca, so the servant could have fed her information about the royal family

[@krisushi1]

@@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527 I'd never heard that before. Makes it much more interesting, doesnt it. I still find it hard to believe that the foul mouthed, disheveled woman that we saw when presented to the media by her husband, who had to keep reminding her of incidents she was supposed to have lived, could possibly be from royal blood. There simply isn't enough evidence to prove her claims or those willing to back her up.

[@hermajestyjenn7928]

The first time I saw this was Unsolved Mysteries. The show portrayed Anna Anderson in a positive light and I so wanted her to be Anastasia. It was a major disappointment when I found out she wasn’t. Good documentary.

[@aragorniielessar1894]

I don`t need to watch the video to give an answer to this question "Was She Anastasia?" The answer to that is NO.

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

We just wanted to publish the full story of this unhappy woman.

[@krisushi1]

I've always known the answer to this too but it's great to see it all put together like this.

[@manonyme7242]

No she was Anastasia

[@aragorniielessar1894]

@@manonyme7242 Please go get a brain.

[@manonyme7242]

@@aragorniielessar1894 Please go get informations about the case !

[@louisea.5957]

Something that is quite striking to me is how Anna Anderson didn't say anything about Russian Orthodoxy and didn't seem to be a practicing Orthodox. I don't know if you simply didn't cover it in the video, but the real anastasia and her family were very faithful and if she had survived, I'm certain that she wouldn't have abandoned her faith.

[@vladimirputinforUSA]

If you witness your whole family massacred, would you still have faith in any religion?

[@lovetolovefairytales]

@@vladimirputinforUSA yes, because religion doesn't depend on PEOPLE. It's not God's fault if people are jerks or murderers. We all have free will.

[@jamig.7254]

@@lovetolovefairytales Stop injecting your judgement of how people should be. I can't imagine someone enduring the horror as Anna Anderson (the Grand Duchess), then being stripped of her identity and made a laughing stock, and you add to her horror. Shame on you!

[@lovetolovefairytales]

@@jamig.7254 Her name is Franziska Schanzkowska, shame on YOU for spreading false information.

[@jamig.7254]

@@lovetolovefairytales Prove it.

[@Neneng63]

That Ana Anderson didn't have that royal-look, not even her movements can show it...the royal members always have that dignified looks and manners, the royal etiquettes that you can see on them even in their old age. You can also see it in the way she's spoken, there's no softness in it...there's no elegance, class and grace in her movements...and I believe if she's the real Anastasia, she would never had forgotten her manners from long time ago...and why didn't she take the family picture from her husband so that she herself could tell who were in the picture...oh well🙄

[@Smitty54]

No she wasn't, history proves, but interesting story

[@susaedu368]

DNA proved that, too, if I remember correctly

[@garreynphilippe4346]

Sorry, but i would rather say "she couldn't" !

[@userape]

Yes she was

[@jamig.7254]

She was the Grand Duchess.

[@lindabederio4603]

The things she knew about Anastasia’s life, she would know if she were a private maid in contact with Anastasia on a daily basis. The servants gossiped all the time and passed sensitive info to each other. She also doesn’t seem regal to me, like she came from a lower class, working class family. Low class, blue collar family.

[@davidsthoughts60]

The TV documentary hosted by Leonard Nimoy is the first thing I remember learning about the Romanovs. A few years later, a teacher at college talked about the executions and the speculations about Anastasia. That was around 1980, before DNA testing was possible.

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

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[@elannathompson8252]

If they had the bones they can do Dna testing now.

[@dannyv2468va2]

@@elannathompson8252 They have she was a fake, She played these fools for decades. Why did she not cooperate more? Hmmm she was CRAZY!

[@GuessWhooou]

Anna did not even look like any of the Romanov sisters. So why did people even consider that there was any possibility?

[@ljmcdonald2703]

Her husband couldn’t even identify Olga, Tatiana and Maria in the 1906 portrait

[@irinanyelova]

The true Anastasia rests now with her Papa, Mama and dear brother and sisters at Peter and Paul in Sankt Peterburg. Anna Anderson was NOT Anastasia! This has been confirmed numerous times by the people who really knew Anastasia, DNA tests, and by people involved at Yekaterinburg. People who did NOT accept Anna as Anastasia; -Her uncle, Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse, who really knew his niece, the father of OTMA’s ‘favourite’ cousin, Princess Elisabeth (he confirmed her true identity as Franziska) -Her grandmother, Empress Maria Feodorovna, whom Anastasia grew up seeing a lot of, and was close to, like the rest of her siblings -Pierre Gilliard, her French teacher, who accompanied the Romanovs on their holidays to Crimea, and eventually to exile in Tobolsk. His wife Alexandra, who was OTMA’s nursemaid, did not accept Anna as Anastasia, but grew quite fond of Anna. -Her aunt, Princess Irene of Hesse, who Anastasia saw often in her early childhood when Alix would reunite with her siblings on holidays -Anna Vyrubova, her mother’s close friend and lady-in-waiting, who never met Anna because of her relationship with Rasputin, but declared she could not be Anastasia -Louis Mountbatten, Anastasia’s cousin who was in love with Maria, and saw Anastasia on family holidays, and when the Romanovs visited England in 1909 Anastasia’s death was accounted for in Yurovsky’s events on what happened on the 17th of July, 1918, and he insisted that not one of the Romanovs survived. He gave the horrific details of what Anastasia suffered. He buried her with her parents, her sisters Olga and Tatiana, and their servants. Alexei and Maria were buried elsewhere. Prince Philip, the late Duke of Edinburgh, gave a sample of his DNA to be used to identify the Romanovs upon the discovery of their bodies in Siberia. He was the son of Anastasia’s first cousin, Princess Alice of Battenberg. This DNA confirms Anastasia died with her family in the early hours of July 17th 1918. Furthermore, Anna’s story would not match up to the possibility of Anastasia’s survival. Had she survived, Anastasia would’ve been badly injured, and not in good condition. A girl with stab wounds and potential gunshot wounds would have raised some eyebrows in early Soviet Russia. She probably would not have gotten sufficient medical attention near Yekaterinburg, and certainly would not have travelled across Europe into Germany safely.

[@blessOTMA]

This antidote concerning Baroness Sophie de Buxhoeveden is interesting. She of course was almost constantly in the girl's company from 1913 until the family left for Siberia in August of '18. (She was too ill to go with them at that time , but eventually caught up with them later) She was asked to see AA and give an opinion on the matter. I forget which book this is from but here is a part of the story and "Isa's" reaction . You can see she wished it was somehow so....who would not? And too the hopeless hope tormented her as well . "However skeptical, the baroness, who was in Brussels, came to us in Paris so the interview took place in our home at the date given. As the moment drew near for this person to appear the baroness became greatly agitated. Was it possible? Could such a thing be possible? Her emotion was pitiful. At last a taxi stopped before our door. A small foot in a high-heeled slipper descended. The baroness sighed. “That is not my Grand-Duchess,’’ she murmured sadly. It seems that Anastasia had rather large feet and could never have worn small shoes with high heels." Indeed

[@sport1girl]

The IF was suspicious of her because they thought she might have told the bolshevics where they his their jewels. Also, there was evidence that she did do that because she wasn't shot like two of the other ladies-in-waiting. Anastasia and AA both had the same foot condition, which makes it suspicious that AN would have had tiny feet. Also, as AA had a child and was several years older than when seen by her, I would think her feet would have gotten bigger. I didn't wear the same in high school by time I was in my 20's

[@blessOTMA]

​@@sport1girl The Baroness wasn't shot because she did not go with the family to the Urals as did the other ladies in waiting. Indeed she was only allowed to wave to them from across the street in Siberia. It was those who traveled with the family to Yekaterinburg that were shot. Alix 's sister, Victoria saw to it the Baroness got a Grace and Favor apt in later life. I believe that shows a sense of appreciation rather than a lack of trust. AN feet were huge and the size or so we gain as we age can't make of the difference between AN and AA. Also ; DNA. Everyone would like it to be true.

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

@@sport1girl where the hell are you getting that AA had children? There’s no mention of any children by her anywhere and it’s pretty damn difficult for a woman to hide that.

[@sport1girl]

@@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527 She stated that she has given birth to a son.

[@NickMaybrick]

@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527 She claimed to have been raped by one of the Bolshevik's. The doctor's in one of the asylum's claimed she had given birth at some point, although I'm not sure how anyone could be 100% sure . Stretch marks? Franzizka's family denied she'd ever had a child, but I'm not sure their word was reliable. In those times, childbirth outside marriage was a huge stigma - regardless of how the child was conceived. Ironically, this was one of many reasons AA's claim to being the Grand Duchess appeared legitimate to some - it was a highly unlikely lie. Notice the man who says she never cooperated with her own lawyers or supporters. There's a lot of evidence to suggest she really hated pretending to be Anastasia. Most of the people around her wanted her to be the Grand Duchess, and at a certain point, it became her meal ticket.

[@yarini-1]

Its hard to believe that anyone would even think she was Anastasia. She didn't look like her or even speak Russian!

[@BAFFLing752]

She wasn't Anastasia, but I have the book, and it was strange how she knew certain things or the way she reacted to a little girl in a sailor's outfit as Alexei used to wear.

[@BAFFLing752]

@Ms Kohen Those details are in the book, "The Riddle of Anna Anderson", which also discusses the DNA test in the late 90s.

[@sport1girl]

@@BAFFLing752 I read that book decades ago and loved it. I agree with him, you can't look at all the evidence and suddenly believe it's a lie because of DNA. The problem I have with that is that there a lot of reasons to mishandle the DNA.

[@karidennis6154]

But the Romanov children were the most photographed royalty in the world at the time, it’s really not far fetched that she saw photographs of them, including Alexei in his little sailor suit

[@BAFFLing752]

@@karidennis6154 That's what my dad said long ago as well. She first claimed to be Tatiana then Anastasia. I found her story interesting, though.

[@joesilveira4717]

no way she resembles a romanov idiots who believe it

[@ser3589]

I don't think Louis Mountbatten was a descendant of Grand Duke Ernst, but a descendant of Ernst sister, Vitoria.

[@miamidolphinsfan]

correct !!

[@ronnireitan9067]

Yes that's Right, Lord Mountbatten was the son of Princess Viktoria of Hesse-Darmstad, and she was the sister of Tzarina Alexandra.

[@michaelflick1177]

Louis was the nephew of Ernst.

[@charlottelemmers5804]

There are many things to doubt her. Here are few warning signs that actually contradict her claims: 1: She can speak German, but no Russian and a little bit of English. I don’t know if Anna Anderson spoke French. The real Anastasia could speak English, French, Russian and a little bit of German (but not good). 2: can’t tell which sister is which from the 1906 portrait. And her husband/minion could tell that the calendar was from 1913, but not when the formal photo shoot was taken. Also he mixed her sisters up. Has the height completely wrong from the calendar that has the 1906 formal portraits. Tatiana was taller than Olga between 1911 and 1912 and Maria was taller than Olga around 1916. 3. Facial features. Anna has a bigger nose, shape of eyes and lips and a different shape of face. 4. Her demeanor and personality. The real Anastasia was kind however mischievous which can come over as wild and rough but that she was as a child and she grew up with royal etiquette. She wouldn’t be this terribly rude and mean. 5. She could easily convince people. Loved ones couldn’t think straight of the one they loved thought to be lost is suddenly there. Or haven’t seen Anastasia since when they were both children or it’s been a while when they last seen them, like her cousins and friends. Nina Georgievna didn’t believe Anna Anderson but her sister Xenia did (they saw her last when Anastasia and Nina were 12 and Xenia was 10). If you want to know how she did it, it’s something like this: “ remember this (or when this) secret I told you” or “remember this or that” or “this is what you or I did”. It’s trying to convince people and playing on their emotions. If there is one or multiple similarities with that other person have in common, whenever it’s physical or a personality trait. People will be more willing to believe you even if it’s not true. Some people actually believe that actors/actresses are actually like the characters that they play. Franziska Schanzkowska was a mentally ill woman. She already lost herself when a grenade shell landed on her head in WWI. She eventually believed in her own lies and benefits from it. She was Anastasia Romanov in her own mind and convinced others by her entitled, passive aggressive “no one can proof who they are” and “if you/they don’t believe me, I’ll spit on you/them” behavior.

[@escapistfromhell1543]

My thoughts exactly, plus we are talking about russian assassins. They are well known for their accuracy when it comes to killing someone, could they really have been so dumb NOT to make sure none of the family members would survive? Before they desguarded of the corpses I'm sure they would have made sure that they didn't left any survivors

[@NYWF1939]

German was her First language. Her Mother, the Tsarina was a German princess, so German would have been the language in the household.

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

@@NYWF1939 she’d still have known Russian tho.

[@sport1girl]

@@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527 She did know Russian. Many witnesses spoke about it. She just refused to speak it.

[@michaelflick1177]

@@NYWF1939 English was the language Aleexandra Feodorovna used not German.

[@jkm6112]

If she were Anastasia, she would have been able to tell the story of the massacre of her family.

[@krisushi1]

We already know about that. It's surprising though that she wasn't willing to offer up any information. No evidence at all to support her claims.

[@jkm6112]

@@krisushi1 That's my point, exactly.

[@krisushi1]

@@jkm6112 I can't understand why so many fell for her but then again, look what is happening now!

[@jkm6112]

@@krisushi1 True!! We're lied to on so many levels that I can't even begin to find the truth!

[@krisushi1]

@@jkm6112 I believe that we really cannot trust anyone to be honest. Just look at the lies we have been told over time. When I was involved in a television news story that was completely and unnecessarily turned around, that's when I knew that I couldn't even trust a report on a sporting event, let alone on anything else. It was a big wake-up call for me and due to having a brother who has spent his whole lifetime a compulsive liar whilst tearing our family apart, it has been extremely hard for me to trust anyone.

[@historywithizzy177]

I’ve just ordered your book. It’s coming tomorrow. So excited!!!!!

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

Thank you so much! We'd be excited to hear your impressions once you get it and read it!

[@amandaallen9460]

How do I order the book if I am in the US? And is it possible to get an e book copy?

[@historywithizzy177]

@@amandaallen9460 I got my off Amazon so look there. In the UK there also in book stores so look there. Also try the official website.

[@wendystephenson407]

It’s amazing...well worth the money ❤️

[@BluePenguin200]

10:20 I cringed very hard when he misidentified the Romanov sisters.

[@ljmcdonald2703]

He thought the tall one was Maria when it was actually Olga

[@charlottelouise1409]

The imposter couldn't even tell who was who.

[@november151956]

Did Anna Anderson ever explain how she survived the massacre in the basement?

[@elaleonik7593]

Not in this doc, but She told about that in court. Her story was the same as bolshevian soldier, who told the same story in 1917. He was shot. They had never met. His testimony Were locked in soviet archives and open after her death. Many ppl didnt want that her DNA matched to Romanov. They faked it. In other way Russia would be in another chaos. Had to do gigant payment to her or even gave back power…. Thats why her DNA didnt fix. Theres no possible that ordinary woman knew sectret details of Romanov court.

[@TheHaratashi]

Yes she did.

[@arianemontemuro7901]

bears absolutely NO resemblance to Anastasia

[@jussitarponen1919]

The real Anastasia is here in the fantastic picture. Her profile reminds me her mother´s sisters Elisabet and Irene,

[@ljmcdonald2703]

She resembled the Hessian side of her mother’s family including Tatiana and Aleksei

[@starrymoonlol]

Quick summary to the people reading this, she was not Anastasia.

[@jamie4305]

Me too😀

[@krisushi1]

So many like to unfortunately comment without viewing the story. I agree, she was not Anastasia and the evidence is endless.

[@manonyme7242]

Anna Anderson was Anastasia

[@krisushi1]

@@manonyme7242 Just give it a rest will you!

[@manonyme7242]

@@krisushi1 I say the truth. That's all

[@aimeereal5122]

May the royal family Rest In Peace.

[@laabt7610]

It is truly unfortunate that the fate of Anastasia and Alexei, remain unknown. But they are known to God and their Sainted family. All truth will be revealed by a benevolent God

[@SymphonyBrahms]

Their bones have been found. Anastasia has been placed with her parents and two sisters in the royal vault in St. Petersburg. Alexei and the other sister are awaiting placement in the royal vault.

[@frontagulus]

Highly likely there is no god

[@ronnireitan9067]

@@SymphonyBrahms Yes, they found the grave of Grand Duchess Maria and Czarevich Alexei. I hope they will be reunited with the rest of the family in St. Peter and Paul Cathedral. May they all Rest In Peace

[@snoopy8481]

It was actually maria and alexei who were missing. Not anastasia as it was widely persumed. Their remains were discovered in 2007.

[@TheSSUltimateGoku]

@@SymphonyBrahms Anastasia was with Alexei they never factually could identify whether that was Maria or Anastasia by DNA.

[@JohnMcPhersonStrutt]

A good backing track to this would be Kirsty MacColl's "There's a guy works down the chip shop swears he's Elvis"

[@vader745]

The Narrators voice is absolutely spot on!

[@JohnSmith-rw8uh]

its spock from star trek

[@user-qg8qg2sp7i]

RIP Nimoy, we miss you and your Star Trek finger symbol 😢❤

[@Darva-sl3jh]

What's even crazier than that woman is that anybody believed her.

[@mhairibrown4957]

She knew things that people believed she couldn’t have known unless she was Anastasia. Of course nobody considered that servants of the Romanov family left during the riots and before the family were placed under arrest and these people could easily have talked

[@pulidobl]

DNA confirms she was not Anastasia…

[@jussitarponen1919]

Anna Anderson was not Anastasia. But she was not an impostor or liar either. I think she wanted to be Anastasia. A young woman who had lost her memory wanted to be something else. Why did the rumour of this case get the birth ? And why did it last so long ? Strange indeed.

[@krisushi1]

We really don't know the why's or wherefore she made her claims. What we do know is that she wasn't Anastasia. It's frustrating not knowing why she did it or who else was involved. That's what I'd like to know.

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

in my life was no AnasTasia i donT like liar my opinion whole Family died

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

again ihave a Nobile Title fr om BirTh on my Title is ConTessa

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

... if i would have Nobile Title Princess Principessa i would know ThaT Too

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

if am honesT This was A? CAThasTrof whaT has happened in my life whaT should never have happened And ThaT wasnT only my opinion

[@hughmungus1767]

Has anyone come up with a plausible explanation for how Anna Anderson convinced so many skeptics that she was indeed Anastasia? For instance, was she ever linked to some member of the Romanov household staff that might have known the things that Anna Anderson "remembered"? The DNA evidence makes it clear that she was NOT Anastasia but doesn't explain how she knew so many things that only someone intimate with the family could have known.

[@kittykatz4001]

I think this Imposter spent some time with Anastasia’s grandmother Tzarina Marie, before she died and the Tzarina said, no, this woman isn’t her granddaughter.

[@randyhartford1909]

She had to hear things about the family to know things some thing she said or claim about the family were not true remember Anastasia Romanov would have been a 19-20 years old and an middle aged woman who some what did resemble but not completely and ann Anderson was in her 40s sorry but no people help ann Anderson with it

[@michaelflick1177]

@@kittykatz4001 Franziska never met Maria Feodorovna.

[@ishitascreativespace2180]

She wasn't Anastasia. She neither had the facial features of GD Anastasia nor had any charm. Anastasia's eyes were full of mischief . Her eyes are sparkled with mischief but looking at Anderson's eyes, she seemed to be an extremely rude person

[@misslovejoy1665]

To be honest, if this was the real Anastasia who would have seen her entire family getting brutally murdered, I doubt she would have still have had eyes full of mischief.

[@susannahagnone9556]

Bullshit,think about what she witnessed

[@paullewis2413]

If you read various accounts surrounding this subject, what stands out was her knowledge of certain events that a Polish factory worker could not possibly have known as they had not been made public. It was this that fooled many people into believing that Anna Anderson (as she later became) was genuine. The only conclusion I can come to is that she was given this information by certain parties with Romanov conncections who would have benefited from her being judged genuine. How else could she have known these events, I guess now the answer will never be revealed.

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

Which polish FacTory worker ? which FacTory worker? we were no incl my Grandma Anna + my Grandma Anna hasnT looked like T his woman

[@michaelflick1177]

There were many non-thinking gullable fools.

[@arkos4366]

I'd love to see a biography video on Pierre Gilliard! He rarely gets covered

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

We'll definitely do one eventually!

[@arkos4366]

@@RomanovRoyalMartyrs That would be amazing! It's really great that as a channel you regularly interact with viewers, greatly appreciated!

[@arkos4366]

@New Apollo indeed he did, I finished it a few weeks ago

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

@New Apollo he really did! And his book was one of the very significant sources for our book. Have you had the chance to visit our book's website? Here's the link: www.romanovs.eu/en-book

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

@@arkos4366 thank you for your kind words! It really is hard to keep up with all the comments, but we try to be as attentive as possible! Best wishes!

[@NYWF1939]

Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich, the Tsar's first cousin, was charged with investigating the identity claims of Anna Anderson on behalf of the Romanov family. In 1928, the Grand Duke stated in a recovered letter to Grand Duchess Olga (the Tsar's sister)..."I spent two days with her in Paris. I observed her closely and attentively, and to the best of my conscience I must acknowledge that Anna Anderson is None Other Than my niece Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna. I recognized her at once and further observations only confirmed my first impression. I am in No Doubt that she IS Anastasia!"

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

The Tsar’s mother and sister, grandmother and aunt to Anastasia, immediately recognized that Anna/Franziska wasn’t Anastasia

[@leah1tee367]

Whoever she was, she seems like a rather unpleasant woman.

[@madalinamarshall8637]

I didn't believe for a second that Mrs Anderson is Anastasia from the beginning. Her lips are treading her that she is not Anastasia. And the fact that she hardly looked at her family's portrait when her husband showed it to her ,says a lot.

[@Frosty98206]

Even if her Vision was Bad you think she would least correct him, Usually when something terrible like a Massacre of a Family it can be Painful to look at an Image for a while since it brings up Memories of them however would think That was My Mom, My Father the Czar etc.

[@cmm867]

The czar's sister, Olga, said it was not her niece.

[@Chrisdrumz]

One of those things that you WANT to Believe. How nice that one of those girls survived the brutal execution. Of course,it was all a fraud.

[@dmmchugh3714]

DNA HAD THE CONFIRMATION : she was not Anastasia.

[@toniaarrington3434]

I watched this move again and watched stories about this lady. Wow very interesting

[@sandrahossman2089]

She wasn't Anastasia, DNA proved she died with her family that night in July

[@effiesaliora1910]

From the beginning years ago when I heard about her I didn’t believe her. It’s been proven years ago that the family died all together,that horrible day 😓🙏🏻

[@mathb.1954]

For me, it is sure that she was not Anastasia. 1: the Romanov family was murdered in 1918. Anna Anderson try to end her life in 1920. Anastasia features couldn't have changed that much. Her facial structures, her nose and her mouth are nothing alike Anna's. It is easy to see the differences thanks to the photographs of 1918. 2: when she was at the hospital, Anna's roommate identified her first as Tatiana. And she ended saying that she was Tatiana. Later she changed saying that she was Anastasia. 3: Anastasia knew russian, english, french and german langages. Like a lot of royals, she had a french tutor, so she was fluent in french. She spoke russian because it was linked to her country. And english, thanks to both her parents. Nicolas and Alexandra were both linked to the british royalty. Nicolas and Georges V were cousins because there mothers were both Danish princesses. On the other hand, Alexandra's Mother, Alice was Queen Victoria's daughter. So she and Georges were also cousins. Alexandra's mother died when she was young, so she was raised by Queen Victoria in England. At Russia, Alexandra used to speak english with her daughters who were reluctant to learn german. Anna spoke perfectly german, so it doesn't match. 4: she was not recognize by all the royals that came to visit her. 5: royals took care of her (those who belived she was Anastasia). She managed to learn some insightfull knowledge of the family. The Romanov family was one of the most photographed family in Europe, so she learn things to thanks to photos. 6: it is not linked to her, but a lot of pretenders. A lot of people, more than 20, tried to convince the world that they were Olga or Tatiana or Maria or Anastasia or Alexis. Even some tried to convince that they were their descendants. It does not help to believe someone when other pretenders are telling differents stories. I think that she was a woman who had nothing to do with it. She could be easily manipulated and at the end I think she believed she truly was Anastasia. Also, the ones who recognized her as Anastasia, and it is my theory, were maybe so sad, that they blinded themselves trying to find hope that maybe, someone survived the massacre.

[@SungSNam]

Nice video!

[@Jerseyboondocks]

She should be ashamed of herself and the husband is completely awful as well!

[@ping8966]

According to the other video I watched many years ago, they conducted a forensic laboratory tests and was found out that it was MARIA, one of the sisters, BASED ON THE BONE ANALYSIS.

[@michellew4637]

AA had no regal bearing or etiquette. In this video she doesnt even have manners! There is no way (DNA evidence notwithstanding) that someone like her would genuinely be Anastasia

[@rts7025]

I see people are focusing on her rude behavior, but if you think about it, impostor or not whether she was really Franziska or Grand Duchess Anastasia, it's obvious she was sick. She had struggles with her mental health. The filthy condition of her house could be because she was suffering from extreme depression and did not have the energy to do anything. I know for a fact that when depression strikes it's torture to get up to even brush your teeth, let alone clean up a whole house. The many animals she kept with her are signs that she was lonely and again, terribly depressed. So, impostor or not, we have to acknowledge that she was sick and probably very confused.

[@bobbiejordan1121]

I remember being so disappointed that Anna Anderson was not Anastasia. I curious after all these yrs. If she knew she was a fake or if she believed? She really was??

[@michaelflick1177]

She was always Franziska. Her DNA matches the Schankowska family totally.

[@user-qz5dq8kn4p]

She looks nothing like Anastasia what so ever and if she was who she said she was her husband wouldn’t have spoken to her in such a fashion a specially on film And to tell the truth knowing who she was that marriage would have never taken place no matter what she either had to have been there right up till they were separated or she worked in the palace strange that she would have been paid if she worked there it’s disgusting that she pretended to be Anastasia it brakes my heart ❤️

[@doncarlin9081]

I remember first watching this In Search Of episode, which was first aired in the 1970s, a few years back. I was amused how Leonard Nimoy thought there would be know way to know the true identity of Anna Anderson. This was well before DNA testing. That said, I am still surprised the Tsar's physician's granddaughter still is convince Anna Anderson was Anastasia.

[@manonyme7242]

Anna Anderson probably was Anastasia

[@doncarlin9081]

@@manonyme7242 Sorry, DNA tests conclusively proved otherwise. Are you by some chance Marina Botkina Schweitzer?

[@manonyme7242]

@@doncarlin9081 No i'm not. Why do you believe i'm that person ?? DNA is AN evidence amoung a lot of others. She couldn't have been Franziska anyway. So who was she ?

[@doncarlin9081]

@@manonyme7242 Marina Botkina Schweitzer is the granddaughter of the physician who was executed along with the Romanovs, you just don't hear about him so much, and even less about the maid and footman executed too. Her father played with the Tsar's children and he was the biggest advocate for Anna Anderson being Anastasia. But he died in 1969 before MULTIPLE labs confirmed using MULTIPLE methods the bodies were the Tsar and his family, and Anna Anderson was NOT Anastasia.

[@manonyme7242]

@@doncarlin9081 There is also multiple labs confirmed multiple methods the bodies weren't the Tsar and his family

[@Kimmy-pw8tm]

What a beautiful mystery.

[@paulahislop222]

I was so glad when DNS evidence showed she was not Anastasia, her behaviour was not that of a grand Duchess. The royal family would have welcomed here with open arms IF she had been genuine

[@user-nr3vg3zf8q]

People believed her because they wanted to believe in a fairytale. And she was also very persuasive, a very clever psychopath.

[@sandman5088]

Boris yeltsin ?the former president of Russia was the one who had the home knock down ?why

[@user-ld6hp2fm3r]

Не могла Анастасия превратиться к старости в такую страшную старуху..

[@TheUncutMountain]

Very good 🙂

[@RomanovRoyalMartyrs]

Thanks

[@tenchocolatesundaes]

was not expecting the Leonard Nimoy cameo but I’m cool with it

[@lululs4014]

I think she was a bit angry to be Anastasia😅😂 Jokes aside, it’s my first time seeing the actual footage of her and I thought she had a charisma and aura to make people believe she was Anastasia but she didn’t. Maybe when she was young, she had??

[@linaburon5672]

King Gorge have the Romanof blood on his hand

[@StudentsBunnyHome]

Importante decir la verdad y desenmascarar a la impostora.

[@everynewdayisablessing8509]

With DNA tests nowadays this kind of game is over. Good.

[@judydurkin1885]

After reading a book about Anastasia I spoke to my father about her and if she survived. " You want it to be true." I did.

[@jewelcopeland8440]

It was proven she's not a Romanoff. It would have been impossible for one of the kids to survive and escape. So many young women fantasize about being a princess. It is a great story. Like the ana delvy of today

[@Frosty98206]

One of the Romanov sisters tried to run for the door to escape but was Shot down before could get anywhere.

[@goldsteel1942]

NO A FAKE ANASTASIA

[@goldsteel1942]

DNA TESTING IS MORE ACCURATE

[@vivianebeget]

@@goldsteel1942 DNA was wrong

[@draconianpriestess8010]

It's just an interesting story of an unwell woman

[@sandman5088]

Ya they all died that earlier morning

[@eddiehancockii]

They found all the bodies finally. 2 had been missing but they've now accouterments for all the bodies. Anastasia died with her family. And the guy here was such a scam artist.

[@thelegendarymskatlynn]

imagine thinking you are married to a duchess then find out she is not even of relation to the royals…

[@daniel8728]

Holy Passion Bearing Martyrs, pray for us.

[@StudentsBunnyHome]

Bravoooo!!!

[@mericasshepherd2550]

DNA proves she not the Duchess

[@jessiejames7492]

watch that movie ANASTASIA with yul brynner and ingrid bergman. wonderful movie. it showed that the palace officials engineered this whole story and got a woman toplay the role. its a wonderful movie.