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# Anna Anderson

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Anna Anderson in 1922

Anna Anderson said she was Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. She said she was saved by a Bolshevik soldier after Anastasia's family was killed on July 17,1918 during the Russian Revolution. She tried to kill herself in 1922 in Berlin, Germany. She was taken to a mental hospital. She told her story to people there. Some people believed her. Some people did not. It was a mystery for 70 years. Movies were made about her story. She married Jack Manahan and called herself Anastasia Manahan. They lived in Charlottesville, Virginia. Anna Anderson died in 1984. After she died, DNA tests proved she was not Anastasia. Her real name was probably Franziska Schanzkowska. Franziska Schanzkowska was a Polish factory worker.

## [edit] External links

- Article by Peter Kurth — Anna Anderson’s biographer tells why he doesn't believe Anna Anderson was Franziska Schanzkowska.
- Russian Forensics - A site demonstrating the Russian agenda to prove Anastasia's remains were in the grave.
- Anna Anderson WAS Grand Duchess Anastasia — a site supporting a "conspiracy theory" surrounding Anna Anderson and Anastasia
- Article by Rey Barry — Journalist Rey Barry — friend of Anna Anderson and Jack Manahan, and a supporter of her pretensions.
- Anastasia: Duchess in Disguise — another website arguing that photographs of Anna Anderson look like Anastasia.
- Anastasia and Anna Anderson — A narrative of Anastasia’s death.
- Anna Anderson/ Anastasia Manahan — A paper written by a supporter with a list of reasons why they believe that Anna Anderson was Anastasia.
- Anastasia: The Truth - A website correcting misstatements recently made about Anastasia and Anna Anderson.
- HIH Grand Duchess Anastasia Historical Society - A web site telling the story of Anastasia Nikolaevna and the woman who claimed to be her.
- Could Anna Anderson be Anastasia? - A web site discussing the DNA tests done on Anna Anderson.
- Anastasia: The Unmasking Of Anna Anderson - An online article on Anna Anderson and her claim.

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