Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia (Anastasia Nikolayevna Romanova, (Russian: Великая Княжна Анастасия Николаевна Романова, Velikaya Knyazhna Anastasiya Nikolayevna Romanova), (June 18 [O.S. June 5] 1901 — July 17, 1918), was the youngest daughter of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, the last autocratic ruler of Imperial Russia, and his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna.
Anastasia was a younger sister of Grand Duchess Olga, Grand Duchess Tatiana and Grand Duchess Maria, and was an elder sister of the haemophiliac Alexei Nikolaievitch, Tsarevitch of Russia. She is presumed to have been murdered with her family on July 17, 1918, by forces of the Bolshevik secret police. However, rumors have persisted of her possible escape since 1918.
Several women have claimed to have been Anastasia; the most famous of whom was Anna Anderson. Anderson's body was cremated upon her death in 1984. Despite support for her claim from several people who knew Anastasia, DNA testing in 1994 on pieces of Anderson's tissue and hair showed no relation to DNA of the Grand Duchess.
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Born June 18, 1901
Peterhof, Russia
Died July 17, 1918, aged 17
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Parents Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra Fyodorovna of Hesse
2007-03-21 02:49:05
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answered by c_leoo 4
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It depends who you ask. The entire Romanov family was executed in the basement of the royal home by the Bolsheviks. But there were rumours, which continue to this day, that Anastasia escaped from the basement alive.
2007-03-21 02:46:25
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answered by lazer 3
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In the basement of a house named the house of "special purpose" in Yekaterinberg, a city in the foothills of eatern Ural mountains.
2007-03-21 02:56:38
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answered by Kevin F 4
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