The Romanovs
On the 18th of July 1918, the disgraced Romanov family of the Russian
dynasty was commanded by Yakov Yurosky, the imperial families capture who
monitored the family's house arrest, to leave the comforts of their beds and instead attend to
the basement which was held within their prison at Alexander Palace. Such commands were
justified by the Romanov's stating that the intention of such actions was in order to
photograph the imperial family; however, as history is aware, the intention of such demands
contrasted with the reality of their fates. Within that room, the family were brutally executed
through the usage of guns and bayonets.
Many individuals however speculated that one of Zsar Nicolas II's daughters could have
possibly survived the ordeal with the assistance of a compassionate guard. It was the
youngest of the four grand duchesses, Anastasia, to which this theory was especially applied
too, most likely as a response to her youthful appearance and childish charm which radiated
innocence and purity.
The introduction of Anna Anderson
On the 27th of February 1920, twenty-three-year-old, Anna Anderson, was
discovered by a police sergeant standing on the edge of a bridge in Berlin where she was
expressing her desire to jump in order to end her life. In response to such intentions,
Anderson was committed to Dalldorf Asylum, a mental institution, in modern-day Wittenau.
As a response to her silent mannerisms and refusal to confess her name, she developed the
nickname of 'Miss Unknown.'
Anna's body was severely scarred and she continuously failed to suggest why. In response
to her unexplained mannerisms as well as her prominent Russian accent, conspiracies
spread amongst the institution's staff and patients regarding the possibility that she could
possibly be one of the murdered grand duchesses of Russia. Clara Peuthert, a fellow patient
at the hospital, suggested that Anna was Zsar Nicolas' second daughter, Tatiana. The
fascination with Anderson's identity later developed amongst the general public, to such an
extent that the mystery of her origins was documented within the press. Baroness Sophie
Buxhoeveden, a lady in waiting for Tsarina Alexandra, visited to see Anna Anderson in order
to address the possibility that one of the Romanovs may have possibly survived. The
Baroness was quoted as reacting upon seeing Anna by stating
"she's too short for Tatiana."
A quotation for which Anderson replied mischievously too by clarifying "I did not say I was
Tatiana." Upon her release in the May of 1922, Anna was provided hospitality in the home of
Baron Arthur von Kleist, who prior to the Russian Revolution, had been stationed within
Poland as a member of the police authorities. Many speculate that in response to such
behaviour, Kleist's intentions were not to provide stability to Anderson but juxtaposing to
On the 18th of July 1918, the disgraced Romanov family of the Russian
dynasty was commanded by Yakov Yurosky, the imperial families capture who
monitored the family's house arrest, to leave the comforts of their beds and instead attend to
the basement which was held within their prison at Alexander Palace. Such commands were
justified by the Romanov's stating that the intention of such actions was in order to
photograph the imperial family; however, as history is aware, the intention of such demands
contrasted with the reality of their fates. Within that room, the family were brutally executed
through the usage of guns and bayonets.
Many individuals however speculated that one of Zsar Nicolas II's daughters could have
possibly survived the ordeal with the assistance of a compassionate guard. It was the
youngest of the four grand duchesses, Anastasia, to which this theory was especially applied
too, most likely as a response to her youthful appearance and childish charm which radiated
innocence and purity.
The introduction of Anna Anderson
On the 27th of February 1920, twenty-three-year-old, Anna Anderson, was
discovered by a police sergeant standing on the edge of a bridge in Berlin where she was
expressing her desire to jump in order to end her life. In response to such intentions,
Anderson was committed to Dalldorf Asylum, a mental institution, in modern-day Wittenau.
As a response to her silent mannerisms and refusal to confess her name, she developed the
nickname of 'Miss Unknown.'
Anna's body was severely scarred and she continuously failed to suggest why. In response
to her unexplained mannerisms as well as her prominent Russian accent, conspiracies
spread amongst the institution's staff and patients regarding the possibility that she could
possibly be one of the murdered grand duchesses of Russia. Clara Peuthert, a fellow patient
at the hospital, suggested that Anna was Zsar Nicolas' second daughter, Tatiana. The
fascination with Anderson's identity later developed amongst the general public, to such an
extent that the mystery of her origins was documented within the press. Baroness Sophie
Buxhoeveden, a lady in waiting for Tsarina Alexandra, visited to see Anna Anderson in order
to address the possibility that one of the Romanovs may have possibly survived. The
Baroness was quoted as reacting upon seeing Anna by stating
"she's too short for Tatiana."
A quotation for which Anderson replied mischievously too by clarifying "I did not say I was
Tatiana." Upon her release in the May of 1922, Anna was provided hospitality in the home of
Baron Arthur von Kleist, who prior to the Russian Revolution, had been stationed within
Poland as a member of the police authorities. Many speculate that in response to such
behaviour, Kleist's intentions were not to provide stability to Anderson but juxtaposing to
