'I Was Anastasia' is historical fiction about whether the youngest daughter of Russia's czar survived the 1918 slaughter. A 4-star book review.

Since the Russian Royal Family was assassinated, many versions of Princess Anastasia's life have been told. The true story is more interesting than the sweet, beautiful child who has been so ...

The mystery and myth surrounding the life (and death) of Anastasia Romanov sounds straight out of a movie, but, even still, the 1997 animated film decided to take creative liberties with her story ...

Now, newly analyzed DNA evidence from a second, nearby grave discovered in 2007 proves that the bones are those of two Romanov children, ending the mystery once and for all. A report on the ...

We report forensic DNA testing on the remains discovered in 2007 using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), autosomal STR, and Y- STR testing. Combined with additional DNA testing of material from the 1991 ...

The Romanov family, the last Russian monarchy, was executed in 1918 by Bolsheviks in the basement of a home in Yekaterinburg, about 900 miles (1,448 kilometers) east of Moscow.

Bombshell theory Anastasia Romanov did escape Russian revolution to the West Over the years there have been a number of claims from women claiming to be the long-lost Russian princess including ...

Eugenia Smetisko, who lived in Newport from 1971 to her death in 1997, claimed to be the Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov, seen in the portrait at right.

However, Froebel-Parker calls this conclusion into question by noting that the DNA did not specifically identify the bones as belonging to Anastasia herself.

He becomes provides DNA to identify the Romanov bodies as a relative of Tsarina Alexandra - with his fascination for the project deepening his relationship with Penelope Knatchbull.

A Russian author has sensationally claimed Grand Duchess Anastasia - the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II - may have survived and successfully managed to escape to the West.