A Chance?

[GD Alexandra]

All we can do is speculate

Exactly, all we can do is speculate and even if we've got good evidence we'll never know what exactly happened that night, reconstruction it's not an easy fact. You see, it has been like  80 or 90 years since that terrible night and nobody stills knows what happened...like xX_Mashka_Xx said "only the Romanovs know"

[Maria_Nikolaievna]

I respect everyone's views on this topic and would like to share mine. I personally do not believe that any member of the family survived that night, though one will never know for sure I suppose. :-/

To me, it seems unlikely that anyone could have survived such a horrific death. I especially find it VERY unlikely that Alexei would have survived such a thing as he was hemophiliac. Also, I really don't think (though I certainly don't know for sure) that any of the children would have wanted to survive. I sure wouldn't have! They were all quite young at the time, and to be the sole survivor of the horrid death your family went through in which you were a witness? Just what I think.

I also highly doubt that Ana Demidova survived, because doesn't it say in a book (I forgot which one) that she began to scream and run back and forth, and then she was stabbed about thirty times until she finally died? Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe I've read that in several accounts.

Well, that was just my personal views. Wouldn't it be nice if the Romanovs could just come back to life long enough to tell us what really happened? I agree with xX_Mashka_Xx and Alexanastasia when they say 'only the Romanovs know'.

P.S. I have also heard and read that two of the bodies were burned. Isn't that the answer to where the two missing bodies are?

[Elisa]

P.S. I have also heard and read that two of the bodies were burned. Isn't that the answer to where the two missing bodies are?[/quote]

Yes I also think that it is the answer that there two missing bodies are. because nobody ever found the rests of a campfire where the 'body's were burned'.
so it is impossible.
I also agree with xX_Mashka_Xx and Alexanastasia
that only the romanovs know whats really happened that night...

[Margarita Markovna]

Why would their killers just only let Anastasia go, I don't think it likely that they would keep just one grand duchess alive they were determined to murder the lot of them that night, unless she did escape but I don't think she would have wanted to leave her family behind although anything's possible

Right. I think they all would have wanted to die together.

In my heart of hearts I know they all died that night but I still love looking at pictures of the claimants (especially Granny Alena- the resemblance is just wow; except Anna Anderson because I think she was just a crazy old lady) and thinking if their stories are possible at all.

[Robby]

I don't think Anastasia had survived the murder.

[Margarita Markovna]

Anna Anderson looked more like Tatiana but what I can't understand is when close relatives of the IF met Anna Anderson surely they would of been able to tell if it was Anastasia or not, I believe I would be able to identify if someone is or not a close relative of mine

I agree with both things- that she looked more like Tatiana (although IMO Tatiana was prettier) and that her family would have recognized her. I would be able to tell my close relatives in a second.

[granduchess_leah]

[not sure there has been many rumors about her and her brother Alexei and older sister maria surriving aswell but my guess is that she died along with the rest of her family but i guess will never know

[OTMA]

even though shes didnt survive i still like to believe she did its so sad. every day i wonder how could someone live with themselves after killing another human being

[Richard_Schweitzer]

I hope allof you know that G D Olga (Tsar's sister) did in fact visit Frau Unbeknant, more than once. Whoever she visited was surely not of peasant (or commoner stock).She sent her a gift and wrote to her as well.

[Georgiy]

Why shouldn't she visit or write to a commoner? OTMA themselves played with peasant children when they were at Mogilev.