RUSSIAN PRINCESS ANASTASIA

Russian Princess Anastasia was born on June 5, 1901, in the Petrodvoretz Palace on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia. However, it must be noted that the Russian calendar at this time in history was 13 days behind the rest of the world. Anastasia father was Nicholas II, and her mother was Alexandra. She had three older sisters: Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and one borther, Alexei.

On March 15, 1917, Nicholas II abdicated and Princess Anastasia and her family were held prisoner in the Palace. Later, they were moved to Siberia. On the evening of July 16, 1918 the family were taken to the cellar. Just exactly what happened here is open to some debate. Armed men shot the family dead, including their doctor and two servants. Princess Anastasia had diamonds sewn into her clothes, so the bullets were said to have bounced off. It is thought she was bayoneted to death.

Later, several women who claimed to be Russian Princess Anastasia appeared over the years. Finaly, in 1998, the remains of the Royal Family were buried in St. Catherine Chapel of St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg

Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 (The Royal Diaries)
Editorial Reviews
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Anastasia is a carefree young duchess, daughter of Nicholas Alexandrovitch Romanov, tsar of all the Russias in 1914. While her father attends to the turbulent affairs of a vast and complex country, Anastasia's major concerns are how to get out of her detested schoolwork to play in the snow, go ice skating, or have picnics.
She wears diamonds and rubies, and every morning her mother tells her which matching outfit she and her three sisters shall wear that day. Slowly a hint of future trouble enters her happy, pampered life. Anastasia's younger brother, the future tsar, is a hemophiliac--a "bleeder" who cannot stop bleeding if he is cut or bruised.
Anastasia begins to learn that all is not well in the outside world, either. Not everyone in Russia worships her father as she does, and the Germans are about to declare war on Russia. Anastasia's world gradually deteriorates, as reported in her youthful, often playful journal.
As Russia entered World War I, hunger and poverty grew among the peasants, and the Romanov ruling family began to lose favor, culminating in their murders--including Anastasia's--by Bolshevik revolutionaries.
This fictionalized diary of the mischievous youngest daughter's last four years gives a fascinating glimpse into a life of unlimited wealth--and the subsequent downward spiral. Historical notes, family trees, and photographs round out Carolyn Meyer's compelling contribution to the popular Royal Diaries series....--Emilie Coulter
....Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 (The Royal Diaries)

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