The opulence and grandeur of imperial Russia outshone the remaining royal courts of Europe, most of which had lost absolute power by 1900, and had accepted redistribution of land as a new reality.
Anastasia: The Lost Princess,describes the gulf between Russian rulers and their subjects, which began with small revolutionary reform groups during the mid-nineteenth century. Even though reformers within the nobility attempted to make changes, the imperial rulers' attitudes and traditions remained largely unchanged. Conflict was inevitable.
Early Life
Despite her privilege and status, Anastasia grew up to be a remarkably warm, down-to-earth young woman with a spirited personality. She was the darling of the family, popular with the Russian people, and world press. When imperial rule ended with the family's brutal execution, loyalists to the crown--and others around the world--grasped at the possibility of her survival. A woman named Anna Anderson, claiming to be Anastasia, kept the fantasy of her escape and survival alive until 1994 when it was definitively disproved.
The first years of Nicholas II's reign were peaceful. By all accounts, the czar and czarina's primary interest was their family. They spent a great deal of time with the children, and kept them as far away from the social whirl of the court as possible.
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