Anna Anderson was an impostor who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. Anastasia, the youngest daughter of the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia, Nicholas II and Alexandra, was mu
Anderson in 1922
Photographs taken of Anna Anderson at Dalldorf Asylum after her suicide attempt in 1920.
A comparison on the side profiles of Anastasia Nikolaevna and Anna Anderson, created by Pierre Gilliard
Members of the ruling Romanov dynasty— including Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and his children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei— were executed by a firing squad led by Yakov Yurovs
Anna Anderson
…Anna Anderson (born Franziska Schanzkowska; 16 December 1896 – 12 February 1984) was an impostor who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. Anastasia, the youngest daughter of the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia, Nicholas II…
From left to right, Grand Duchesses Anastasia and Olga; Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarevich Alexei, Grand Duchesses Tatiana and Maria with Cossacks in 1916. Courtesy of Beinecke Library.