The Lost Princess: 35+ Mysterious Facts About Anastasia Romanov

20. Her Family Was Lied To Right Before Their End

Anastasia and her family met quite a tragic end in July of 1918. While the family had an inkling that they were going to be ousted from the palace, they were told by the local authorities they will be rescued before things get violent.

Little did they know that this was a lie, and under the pretext of rescue, the local police in fact lured them out and handed them over to the Bolsheviks for a gruesome execution.