Ever since I watched the animated movie as a child, I have been obsessed with the story and tragedy of Anastasia and the Romanovs. I picked this book as part of my global non fiction challenge that I set for myself back in 2019.
When I first started reading, I was a little confused because it starts right when the Romanovs are being exiled. It then goes into detail about why Russia turned against them and the war and which militias were in charge of what. I was very bored. Most of the book follows the famous imposter Anna Anderson who was in fact a polish factory worker who had severe mental problems. She had several stays in different mental asylums. She conned a lot of royals and people around the world. There was also a big chunk of the story at the end that talked about DNA, what it was and how they could test it. They gave a whole family tree and the damn branches while discussing it that it was very confusing and boring as hell.
It went into the conspiracy theories of the Romanovs being beheaded and escaping.
This was not what I was expecting. I did enjoy reading about the grave site being looked for and found, but did not enjoy the political talk.
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