ANNA ANDERSON: Anastasia Romanov Mystery Solved

ANNA ANDERSON: Anastasia Romanov Mystery Solved

by Tatiana Mehos

Above is the only known picture of Anna Anderson before her claim to be Anastasia Romanov. It was taken in 1916. She was 20 years old in this photo. Anastasia was 15 years old in 1916.
Above is the only known picture of Anna Anderson before her claim to be Anastasia Romanov. It was taken in 1916. She was 20 years old in this photo. Anastasia was 15 years old in 1916.

On the night of 17 February, 1920, a Polish factory worker attempted to end her dreaded life. For the next sixty four years, Anna Anderson would be one of the most talked about royal mysteries throughout the world. Fraulein Unbekannt, Frau Tchaikovsky, Anna Anderson, Mrs. Anastasia Manahan was the most well-known imposter of Russia´s Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova. For each memory of the last Imperial Family she remembered, a new flaw bloomed. For each time she refused to speak to ¨relatives,¨ questions were raised.

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ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: DIARY OF MARIA ROMANOV – 23 FEBRUARY, 1916.

ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS: DIARY OF MARIA ROMANOV – 23 FEBRUARY, 1916.

Maria Romanov and her sisters and father at the "snow tower"
Maria Romanov with her sisters, brother and father at the “snow tower”

From the 1916 diary of Maria Romanov:

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. MARIA ROMANOV – 5 FEBRUARY, 1916.

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. MARIA ROMANOV – 5 FEBRUARY, 1916.

Grand Duchess Maria Romanov.
Grand Duchess Maria Romanov.

From the 1916 diary of Maria Romanov:

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 6 FEBRUARY, 1917

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV.  6 FEBRUARY, 1917

Grand Duchess Olga Romanov
Grand Duchess Olga Romanov

From 1917 diary of Olga Romanov:

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. TATIANA ROMANOV. 8 FEBRUARY, 1913

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. TATIANA ROMANOV 

Grand Duchess Tatiana Romanov in 1913
Grand Duchess Tatiana Romanov in 1913

From the 1913 diary of Tatiana Romanov:

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ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 10 FEBRUARY, 1913.

ROMANOV FAMILY: ON THIS DATE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. OLGA ROMANOV. 10 FEBRUARY, 1913.

Grand Duchess Olga Romanov.
Grand Duchess Olga Romanov.

From the 1913 diary of Olga Romanov:

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