Was Anastasia Romanov real? Well the answer is yes! On the left and lower right are pictures of the Real Anastasia and on the top right the young Anastasia from the movie. Anastasia Nicholaevna Romanov was the youngest daughter of the Royal Romanov family. She became the centerpiece of a world-famous mystery that would have thrilled the real Anastasia. The Tsar's youngest daughter knew how to have fun. She was spunky, carefree, a rebel without a cause, and impish! Her nickname was "shvibzik", Russian for imp. She was very wild and was thought to be the family joker. Always making practical jokes, mimicing her sisters, criticizing, etc. But sometimes Anastasia's practical jokes went to far. One time Anastasia was teasing so ruthlessly that she slapped a little girl across the face that made her face turn crimson! Another time, Tatiana made Anastasia so mad that she rolled a rock into a snowball and threw it at Tatiana. The rock hit her sister in the face and knocked her to the ground. Though bright, the blue-eyed blonde was no pupil. She would try in every way possible avoid the classroom! She would literally climb trees just to stay away from school, and would not come down unless ordered to by her father. She liked wearing Violette perfume, playing balalaika with her brother, playing her record player, sitting in the sun, playin with her dogs Jimmy and Shvybzik, and loitering in her father's bathtub. She was very close to her father, younger brother Alexis, and her grandmama Empress Marie. The family's troubles 
overtook Anastasia's teen years.
When the family was told to hide in Siberia, on account that the Revolutionists were after them, 6 months later they asked the Romanovs to hurry to the basement to take their portraits (the picture on the left is the last photo Anastasia took in Siberia 4 days before her death) before heading to Paris to meet with Nicholas' mother (Anastasia's grandma). But, alas it was a trick! Soon 11 Bosheviks soldiers were shooting at the family. Nicholas and Alexandra died quickly, but the princesses, still alive, were stabbed, after being shot. After the family's murder several women appeared claiming they were Anastasia. All were proven false, including Anna Anderson , the most famous imposter. To this day Anastasia remains a name of mystery. Historians believe that Anastasia might have not died at all! Some say one of the soldiers took pity on Anastasia and dragged her out of the basement and Anastasia, unconsious, might have moved on with her life. Others say they burned her body along with that of her younger brother. She would have been a professional photographer if it wasn't for her tragic death. We might not really know what happened in fact we might never know,....what happened to Anastasia Romanov.
There's a few things people dont know about Anastasia and pasts unnoticed! For example, did you know that when Anastasia was 16 she began to smoke secretly? Yes! With Russia's hard times and revolts becoming constant and the tsar's popularity decreasing, Anastasia became nervous and tense which led her to smoke when she became stressed. She would take a walk in the garden and smoke cigarettes without her parents knowing. Sometimes Olga would join her.
If you've ever seen "Anastasia On Ice" in your town's arena and purchased the souvenir program check on page 6 where its titled "Journey to the Past", there's a photo typo. It has a picture of the Grand Duchesses with Alexandra but they circled MARIE Romanov's face claiming to be Anastasia's! When really Anastasia is next to Marie! So they circled the wrong Romanov sister! Thanks to my webpage partner M.S. who was lucky enough to go to Anastasia On Ice and caught this mistake!
I just found out there WAS a oval jewelry box like in the movie but it still wasnt Anya's fondest gift. In fact it wasnt Anya's at all! The music box from "AnastasiA" is modeled after a Faberge egg that in 1885 Alexander III purchased for his wife, Empress Marie! Establishing a Romanov tradition of giving the eggs at Eastertime. It was made of gold, jewels, and the eggs hinged lids when opened it would have a mechanical bird, minature ship, or a ballerina twirling.
