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Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia ('''''Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova''''', in , 1918 ) or sometimes nicknamed Nastya, or Nastas, or Nastenka, was the youngest Daughter of Emperor Nicholas II Of Russia and Princess Alix Of Hesse . She was a younger sister of Grand Duchess Olga Of Russia , Grand Duchess Tatiana Of Russia and Grand Duchess Maria Of Russia . She was an older sister of Tsarevich Alexei Of Russia . PERSONAL LIFE She shared her name with Tsaritsa Anastasia Of Russia , a 16th Century Russian aristocrat whose marriage to the first Tsar Ivan The Terrible gave the Romanov family their claim to the throne. She and her older sister Maria were known within the family as "The Little Pair" and also shared a room together like their two older sisters. All affectionately went by the group name, OTMA . She was said to be a tomboy and very intelligent, to have been comically good at impersonations and to possess a sharp Wit and appreciation for sarcastic jokes, although she was never interested in the restrictions of school. She loved animals and always had her two dogs with her, Shvybzik and Jimmy. She spent time playing her record player, writing letters, watching movies, photography, playing the balalaika with her brother Alexei and laying in the sun doing nothing. She also suffered from stomach ailments and the painful medical condition '' Hallux Valgus '', which affected both joints of her big toes. She also smoked in the garden secretly, and sometimes her sister Olga joined her. FROM MYSTERY TO LEGEND She was presumed executed along with the rest of her family in the cellar room of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg on July 17 , 1918 when she was only 17 years old. The extra-judicial execution was carried out by forces of the Bolshevik secret police under Yakov Yurovsky . According to legend, Anastasia might have survived because of family jewels and diamonds sewn into her dress, which prevented the bullets from killing her. She then feigned death, amongst the bodies of her family members. In 1991, when the bodies of the Imperial Family and their servants were exhumed, Alexei and, according to Dr. William Maples, Anastasia, were missing from the family's grave. Some believe their bodies were missing because they were burned in the woods nearby. In 2000 , the family was Canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church . Anastasia's possible survival is one of the celebrated mysteries of the 20th Century . Several years after the murder, as rumors spread that one of the grand duchesses had survived, a woman later called Anna Anderson appeared in 1922 and claimed to be Anastasia. She died in 1984. Subsequent DNA tests in 1994 seemed to prove Anna was not, in fact, Anastasia; however, some have rejected these results. Another claimant, Eugenia Smith appeared in 1963, at the height of the 'Anastasia' controversy, but her story had inconsistencies. Additionally, she refused DNA testing. INFLUENCE ON CULTURE The possible survival of Anastasia has been the subject of several films. Although the earliest such film was made in 1928 and the most recent an 1997 Animated Musical version, the most famous is probably the 1956 '' Anastasia '' starring Ingrid Bergman , Yul Brynner , and Helen Hayes . Anastasia's possible survival is also the subject of the song "Yes Anastasia" by contemporary musician Tori Amos . Anastasia also appears as a playable character in the Anastasia is mentioned in the 1968 Rolling Stones song Sympathy For The Devil OLDER NAMESAKE Another Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia (Великая Княжна Анастасия Михайловна) ( July 28 , 1860 - March 11 , 1922 ) was the daughter of Grand Duke Mikhail Of Russia . She was married to Grand Duke Friedrich Of Mecklenburg-Schwerin . EXTERNAL LINKS
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