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Anastasia, Czarina or Fake? Book Written by Leslie McGuire Book Report by Bethanie Crum This report is based upon the book "Anastasia, Czarina or Fake?" Written by Leslie McGuire. This book was published by Carnival Enterprises in 1989. This book has 96 pages and 5 chapters with the introduction, prologue, and conclusion. This book is written to offer the reader an opportunity to explore this mystery and develop an opinion about the answer. Is it true that one of the czar's daughters survived a bloody massacre during 1917 or did she escape? Summary On February 17, 1920, a girl was found in Landwehr Canal. She had tried to kill herself by jumping off the bridge, once the police got her safe up on the shore she would not answer any questions. …show more content…

Most didn’t believe her claim because they say it couldn’t have happened. While Russia was at war the people were suffering and the governments mistakes had brought on food riots and strikes. The Imperial family and their servants were held under house arrest in the Alexander Palace. A few months after they were sent 2,000 miles away to Siberia for their protection. Life became very difficult for them and they were then transferred to a more secure prison. There were always many guards on duty, but on the night of July 16, 1918 the family disappeared. Many say that the family was taken to the cellar of the house and the guards opened fire on them, then their bodies were taken to the Four Brothers Mine and set afire. Their bones were flooded and washed …show more content…

There are over 10 stories about what took place, was she telling the truth or lying. The evidence about the killings and what took place are in dramatic disagreement. Anna Manahan died in Charlottesville, Virginia on February 12, 1984. Her ashes were scattered on the ground at Castle Seeon. The mystery still remains unsolved. Many people still wonder today was it a murder or did she escape? Have the bodies been found or not? Was she really the person she said she was (Grand Duchess Anastasia, daughter of Czar Nicholas II)? Or was she just a crazy women who knew a lot about the royal

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