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Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia (Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova, in Russian : Великая Княжна Анастасия Николаевна ) ( June 18, 1901 - July 17, 1918) was the youngest daughter of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and Empress Alexandra. She carried the name of the Tsaritsa Anastasia that married Tsar Ivan the Terrible. She was said to have been sometimes cruelly good at impersonations and to possess a sharp sarcastic wit. She also suffered from the medical condition hallux valgus, which affected the joints of her two big toes. She was assassinated along with the rest of her family in the Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg on July 17, 1918. Although rumors of her survival had persisted for several decades, DNA testing in 1994 on the bodies executed in Ekaterinburg have established that they were indeed the Romanovs, although two bodies - those of Alexei and one of the daughters (variously said to be Anastasia, Tatiana or Maria) - were missing, likely because they had been cremated.
She has been impersonated on several occasions. The two most famous instances were an American woman named Eugenia SmithEugenia Smith of Chicago, also known as Eugenia Drabek Smetisko ( 1899- 31 January 1997) was the author of the Autobiography of HIH Anastasia Nicholaevna of Russia in which she claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia. Though since World War II there have be and a woman calling herself " Anna AndersonAnna Anderson (uncertain 1984) was the most famous woman who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Empress Alexandra. Anastasia was born on June 18, 1901 and was presumed executed with her."
The possible survival of Anastasia has also been the subject of several films. Although the earliest such film was made in 1928Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 See also 1928 in aviation 1928 in film 1928 in literature 1928 in mu and the most recent a fictionalized 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t animated musicalAnastasia is an animated feature created at Fox Animation Studios, produced and directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, and released on November 21, 1997 by Twentieth Century Fox. A musical in the vein of then-popular Disney animated features, the film fe version, the most famous is probably the 19561956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. see link for calendar) Events January January 1 End of Anglo- Egyptian Condominium in Sudan. January 16 President Gamal Abdal Nasser of Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine January 26 1956 Winter Olympic Games open in AnastasiaAnastasia is a 1956 film which tells the true story of a young, confused woman in France after the Russian Revolution who, backed by the Russian emigre community, attempts to pass herself off as Anastasia Nicolaievna Romanova, the daughter of Tsar Nichola starring Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, and Helen Hayes.
In 2001, she and her family were canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church.
