false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171261093m/93750.jpg 93750 7 Anastasia is a carefree young duchess, daughter of Nicholas Alexandrovitch Romanov, tsar of all the Russias in 1914. While her father attends to the turbulent affairs of a vast and complex country, Anastasia's major concerns are how to get out of her detested schoolwork to play in the snow, go ice skating, or have picnics. She wears diamonds and rubies, and every morning her mother tells her which matching outfit she and her three sisters shall wear that day. Slowly a hint of future trouble enters her happy, pampered life. Anastasia's younger brother, the future tsar, is a hemophiliac--a "bleeder" who cannot stop bleeding if he is cut or bruised. Anastasia begins to learn that all is not well in the outside world, either. Not everyone in Russia worships her father as she does, and the Germans are about to declare war on Russia. Anastasia's world gradually deteriorates, as reported in her youthful, often playful journal.<p> As Russia entered World War I, hunger and poverty grew among the peasants, and the Romanov ruling family began to lose favor, culminating in their murders--including Anastasia's--by Bolshevik revolutionaries. This fictionalized diary of the mischievous youngest daughter's last four years gives a fascinating glimpse into a life of unlimited wealth--and the subsequent downward spiral. Historical notes, family trees, and photographs round out Carolyn Meyer's compelling contribution to the popular Royal Diaries series. (Ages 9 to 14) <I>--Emilie Coulter</I> 1219461 2000 Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 (The Royal Diaries) total:848|5:258|4:247|3:262|2:71|1:10| 848 3216 1116 67 4 1 false false Fri Sep 21 16:33:27 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 15:58:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Feb 24 15:12:24 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 15:12:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 10:30:09 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 20:38:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Wed Feb 11 20:22:46 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 20:31:03 -0800 2009 This book is a fascinating look into the lives of Anastasia and the rest of the Russian royal family. It's very sad, and the ending leaves you wanting to know exactly what happened the ni...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Feb 15 13:19:50 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 13:25:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 20 21:57:17 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 22:00:11 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 24 06:24:48 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 06:28:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 15 13:33:41 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 30 18:51:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Dec 04 13:52:51 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 20:13:38 -0800 2007

Written by Carolyn Meyer, published by Scholastic, 2000.

Summary: A fictionalized story of Anastasia Romanov is related in the form of a diary that she keeps. Anastasia is the youngest daughter of the last tsar of Russia. Anastasia is portrayed as carefree girl who liv...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 20:24:22 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 20:31:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Tue Jan 27 12:37:07 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 12:38:34 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Nov 14 14:57:40 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 14:58:44 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 23 10:16:15 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 10:17:57 -0700 2009 1 5 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 04:38:46 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 04:37:09 -0700 2009 5+ 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 14:50:42 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 14:51:45 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 21 05:58:54 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 13:15:20 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Dec 04 15:33:49 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 15:34:35 -0800 2008
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