Claimant of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna - Eugenia Smith

Do you remember the name of her book?  You two make it seem like the book is really good but she looks absolutely nothing like Anastasia.

You can find her book on a google search. I'd do it  myself but my computer is acting slow tonight.

The book is just called ANASTASIA. On the book itself, there is no author, just "autobiography".
On Bookfinders it is listed for around $15-20 usually, with the author as "Nicolaevna, Anastasia".
Much harder to find [for collectors] I think is the LIFE magazine she was featured on the cover of. [if I recall correctly].
I remember her being made a fool of whenn she and Golienewski [sic] "recognized" each other, then later "denounced" each other.
Now, I think the whole thing is discredited as a publisher's gimmick.
Cheers,
Robert

p.s. the book was sub-titled "Volume 1". There never was a "Volume 2".

I have the LIFE article... it's quite interesting.
I've tried to collect her book just to add to my collection but it's hard finding a nice quality version  :-/

When she wrote the book, she claimed to really be Anastasia. Later on, she wasn't she forced to return the money because the book was ruled fiction?

I do not remember all the details, but I think the publisher was in on the whole charade.
The book came out in 1963, and although rather young, I followed the whole story.  Other events in that year put the story on the back pages so I sort of lost track of it for some time.
Would be interesting to read what she & AA thought of each other, I am sure something must have been said.
I still have the book, but have not re-read it in many years.
Best,
Robert

I have the LIFE article... it's quite interesting.
I've tried to collect her book just to add to my collection but it's hard finding a nice quality version  :-/

Laura, would you mind re-typing the article on the thread?  I would love to read it.  

Does anyone happen to have any pics of Golienewski?  

Laura, would you mind re-typing the article on the thread?  I would love to read it.  

Does anyone happen to have any pics of Golienewski?  

I second both of these suggestions.  Please?  
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You know, Eugenia Smith looks a lot more like Anastasia to me than AA, going purely by her features of course...

I second both of these suggestions.  Please?  
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Yeah, not a problem. I just gotta wait till I have a litte more time to do it. I'm trying to balance a full-time and part-time job as well as house work. So It might take me a bit to get it up. But It will happen within the next few days.  

You know, Eugenia Smith looks a lot more like Anastasia to me than AA, going purely by her features of course...

I second this  

A photograph of Golinewski or whatever his name was can be found in Massie's The Romanovs: The Final Chapter.  Fellow looks almost identical to my uncle Jim.

I just wanted everyone to know, that I haven't forgotten the request made. It's just taking me some time to type it all in between jobs.

Should be up soon, I hop  :-/

Just an idea for those interested in the Life article.  If you give Time Inc. a call (212-522-1212) they may be able to send you a copy of the article.  I'm not sure if it's still around (when I left, there was talk of shutting it down), but Time Inc. has a library filled with a copy of every issue of every magazine they ever published in the US.  Also try the photo archives.  Although they only keep copies of photos and films (I actually got to see an orginal copy of the Zupruder film, and original color slides of Hitler taken by his private photographer) they may be able to connect you with someone who can provide a copy of the article.  You will need to know the exact issue the article appeared in though.

Alexa