Anna Anderson: The Anastasia Romanov Impostor | After Dark
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Watch this full episode of After Dark with Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling where they chat about Anna Anderson, the impostor who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia.
In the aftermath of the bloody Russian revolution, the Romanovs went from being a glittering royal family to vulnerable everyday citizens who were soon murdered. In the wake of their deaths, the one family member who survived began to gain traction. How do the claims of Princess Anastasia's survival begin? Why did people want her to survive? And why do humans need to believe in myths?
Joining Anthony and Maddy today is author and historian Leonid Trofimov.
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