Anastasia:the lost princess

In 1917, the czar (emperor) of Russia, Nicholas II, was overthrown by a bloody revolution. Revolutionary guards seized the czar, his wife Alexandra, their four young daughters, and their son Alexei. Then, on July 16, 1918, they were taken to a basement in Ekaterinburg and shot. The assassination of the Russian royal family shocked the public and many people refused to believe it had happened. Rumors spread that the youngest daughter, Anastasia, had escaped. But if so, where was she? The Romanovs In 1894, Nicholas II became czar and ruled over Russia. He married the German Princess Alexandra two years later. They had four beautiful daughters called Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia. The couple longed for a son, since only a boy could become czar. Finally, in 1904, their son Alexei was born.