The Story Of The Romanov Family

Anastasia Nikolaevna
Nicholas II was the last Russian tsar of the Romanov dynasty. He was married to tsarina Alexandria, and together they had five children: Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei. The family was murdered after Nicholas’ abdication of the throne and being placed under house arrest at the Ipatiev House. Graves were discovered later, but it seemed that some of the family was missing. Anastasia and Alexei’s bodies were not found. This mystery inspired movies, and some people even claimed to be Anastasia. For some people, it will stay just that, a mystery, for a matter of time. However, another grave was found near the first, and the missing bodies were found. All of the stories about the possibility of Nicholas II’s daughter
The most famous was, perhaps, Anna Anderson. Who said she was Anastasia for the rest of her life after being rescued from trying to kill herself. Besides looking like Anastasia, she also knew things that made her story believable. Her story, which she stuck to throughout the rest of her life, was proved wrong by DNA tests. Another woman, Eugenia Smith, said she was two years older than she actually was, born somewhere she was not, and claimed to be married to someone who she was not to add to her story of being Anastasia Romanov. People also claimed to be other members of the Romanov family. Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Alexei had imposters as well as their sister.. Marga Boodts tried to prove Anna Anderson’s story wrong. She she shared her stories with the world after Anna did. A woman who died at the age of twenty-eight, was said to be Tatiana. Larissa Tudor never said she was, and her story did not add up. Two grandsons said that each of their grandmothers were Maria, but neither Alina or Ceclava Czapka were her. A man said that he was Alexei. His name was Michael Goleniewski, but he did not match Alexei’s age and did not have the same health problems.
People spread rumors and stories all the time. It was not unlike that with the Romanovs’ story. Rumors were spread and stories were told. Some were convincing and some were not. Some may be believed for a very long time, while the others were only thought by a few to be the truth. The Romanovs’ story may remain a mystery to some people for a long while, and some will accept the truth. When making the decision on what to think, it is important to look at the hard facts. DNA tests, the finding of Anastasia’s grave, and people claiming to be her proved wrong prove that Anastasia did not