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Evidence that suggests Anna Anderson is Anastasia (Anna Anderson 1):

  • Anastasia’s aunt thought that she was very similar to Anastasia.
  • One of the other inmates in the asylum told her that she looked like Nicholas II’s daughter, Tatiana.
  • Anna Anderson knew what had happened to her after the executions.
  • Princess Cecilie, a relative of Anastasia believed that Anderson was Anastasia.
  • Anna Anderson acted like a mad woman because she had witnessed the execution of her family.
  • A ballerina who had been Nicholas II’s mistress before he married believed that Anna had Nicholas’s eyes.
  • Grand Duke Alexander spent two days with her and believed her to be Anastasia.
  • Gleb Botkin, son of the family doctor believed her story.
  • Anderson had knowledge about Anastasia’s uncle Ernst of Hess that only a member of the family could have known.
  • Anna Anderson understood Russian.
  • She spoke good English, French and German.
  • Anna Anderson had scars on her body that she claimed had come from the gun shots and bayonet wounds.

Evidence that suggests Anna Anderson is an imposter (Anna Anderson 2):

  • Anastasia’s aunt did not believe Anna was Anastasia although she did say that she looked similar.
  • One of the other inmates in the asylum told her that she looked like Nicholas II’s daughter, Tatiana. This may have put the idea into her head.
  • She could not remember details of her life, but did know the details of the family bank accounts. (it is highly unlikely that Anastasia would have had this information).
  • She gained support from people who thought that they could benefit from the discovery.
  • When Anderson was questioned by members of the Romanoff family she would often change the subject or break down and cry.
  • Anna Anderson made a good living out of being Anastasia, she toured Europe and attended fashion shows.
  • She is known to have read many magazines about the Russian royal family including one which told of the execution of the royal family and that Anastasia may have survived.
  • Anna Anderson’s main supporter, Gleb Botkin, was the nephew of the Doctor who had been killed with the royal family. He had a good knowledge of the Russian palace life.
  • Anastasia’s former tutor said that Anna Anderson was ‘a first rate actress’.
  • The real Anastasia’s cousin and his wife did not believe that Anna Anderson was Anastasia.
  • Anna Anderson could read Russian, English or French.
  • She had scars on her body that came from being involved in a grenade explosion.
  • At the time Anna made her claim the people of Germany were living a harsh life and were drawn to this tragic story of a princess who was thought to be dead but had now been found.
  • One of Anastasia’s aunts met Anna several times but eventually decided that she was not Anastasia.

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