Ariel Lawhon breathes new life into one of the 20th century’s most intriguing mysteries — what became of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia — in the novel I Was Anastasia ...

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.

They didn't have DNA science. All they had was a woman who stood in front of them, who bore a very striking resemblance to Anastasia Romanov, and who was claiming to be this woman.

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 ...

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, born on June 18, 1901, was the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II, the last of the imperial Romanov rulers, and Czarina Alexandra, born a German princess.

Bombshell theory Anastasia Romanov did escape Russian revolution to ... Anderson’s claims of being the last Romanov emperor were debunked after testing from DNA proved to be “conclusively ...

A Romanov Fantasy Life at the Court of Anna Anderson Frances Welch W.W. Norton: 358 pp., $24.95 Cult of Anastasia fueled personal, political fantasies - Los Angeles Times ...

She was not a Romanov. Instead, her DNA matched with the Schanzkowska family. Anderson’s rival, Eugenia Smith, who also claimed she was Anastasia, refused to give a DNA sample before she died in 1997.

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.

How Prince Philip’s DNA helped solve a Russian Romanov murder mystery. ... The Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia (1901-1917), centre, ...

Having presented a list of its own questions about the previous DNA testing, in 2015 the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) insisted that the Romanov bodies be exhumed so that additional samples might ...

In the time after Anastasia's disappearance, many women stepped forward claiming to be the heiress of the Romanov fortune. Perhaps the most compelling (and the one that took the longest to ...