Our Favorites: Anastasia Romanov

Womanica

Acast Creative Studios

History, Society & Culture, Education

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Anastasia Romanov (1901-1918) was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia. Her death was hotly debated for years, as she was believed to have survived her family’s execution.

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0:00.0	Before we get started, a warning that there will be depictions of death and violence in today's
0:04.4	episode.
0:07.3	Hello, from Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Womanica.
0:12.2	For the past six years, we've been telling the stories of women you may or may not know about,
0:17.1	but definitely should.
0:18.9	This month, we're bringing back our favorite Womanica episodes
0:21.7	from across the back catalog. These are women across centuries and around the world who made
0:27.6	their mark. With that, here's one of our favorite episodes.
0:36.1	Hello, from Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Womanica.
0:41.4	Historically, women have been told to make themselves smaller, to diminish themselves.
0:46.1	Some have used that idea to their advantage, disappearing into new identities.
0:50.8	For others, a disappearance was the end to their stories but the beginning of a new chapter of their
0:55.3	legacies.
0:57.1	This month, we're telling the stories of these women.
1:00.0	We're talking about disappearing acts.
1:04.2	The year is 1918.
1:06.7	A family is asleep and under house arrest.
1:09.7	They're awoken during the middle of the night and told to put on their clothes in a hurry.
1:14.7	The children rubbed the sleep out of their eyes and look around with the guards who surround them.
1:19.7	The commander tells them not to worry. They will soon be taken to a safe house.
1:24.4	Just come downstairs. All will be well. Or so they thought. This was the empty promise
1:31.1	that began the elusive legacy of today's womanican. Let's talk about Anastasia Romanov.
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