The Mystery of Anastasia Romanov

to renounce one’s throne

to refuse to fulfill one’s duties

to accept control of

to fail

enlighten others

wash something that had been dirty for a long time

be mostly honest about one specific situation

tell the truth about the situation for the first time

A photograph expert declared with 100% certainty that Anna was Anastasia.

Some photograph experts believed Anna and Anastasia were the same person because their photographs looked very much like each other

It is possible that Anna was actually not Anastasia but her long lost identical twin

There were several theories about why the two women looked alike; it is possible that they were the same person, identical twins, or possibly both.

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The purpose of the information box in the article is to show the reader that there were other women at the time who also looked like Anastasia Romanov.

The purpose of the information box in the article is to show the reader that Anna Anderson may have had a twin sister.

The purpose of the information box in the article is to show the reader that Anna Anderson was not the only Romanov family imposter.

The purpose of the information box in the article is to show the reader that Anna Anderson and Eugenia Smith were actually the same person.

The information in this subsection explains what happened to the Romanov family, according to official historical accounts.

The information in this subsection explains what was rumored to have happened to the Romanov family

The information in this subsection explains how one of the Romanov children might have survived the execution of the Romanov family.

The information in this subsection explains what happened to the Romanov family, according to close relatives of the Romanovs

entertain the reader with a historical fiction story about a royal family, a lost duchess, and a brutal execution.

expose Anna Anderson and Eugenia Smith as liars.

recreate the mystery of whether or not Anna Anderson was Anastasia Romanov and then show the reader how the mystery was solved.

convince the reader that Anna Anderson might have been the real missing Romanov daughter.

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DNA technology is useful, but it is not always necessary in cases of mistaken identity.

Because of advancements in DNA technology, similar cases of mysterious identities would be solved rather quickly today instead of dragging on for decades.

DNA technology should be used for solving crimes instead of busting popular urban legends.

DNA technology is so accurate and so advanced that it can be used to solve virtually all mysteries in some way or another.

However, a question remained: What happened to the remains of the missing Romanov daughter?

Scientists compared the results with DNA from Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh and the grand-nephew of Alexandra Romanov.

The intrigue was so great that it inspired a French play and a Hollywood movie.

In 1994, more advanced DNA testing methods finally showed that Anna Anderson was Franziska Schanzkowska, the Polish factory worker who some people long suspected was Anderson’s real identity.