Grand Duchess Anastasia by J Froebel-Parker

Grand Duchess Anastasia by J Froebel-Parker

Could Anastasia have survived?

Over a century has passed since Tsar Nicholas II, his family, and retinue were said to have been executed by Cheka forces in the city of Yekaterinburg in the Russian Urals.

Historians, theologians, and revered mavens of "Romanovia" all reiterate sacrosanct versions of the event, immortalized in writing, stage, and film depictions. However, the Russian Orthodox Church still hedges, at the time of this writing, about giving a definitive declaration of whose bones they possess and how history should be written.

Persistent rumors that Anastasia, perhaps with Alexei, had survived seem to fit the standard of Occam's Razor. It is the easiest--even if the most rejected, most vilified, and most unfathomable--answer.

"Evgenia Smetisko" defies denial. Mr. Robert "Bob" Schmitt, an early founder of visual face recognition (VFR), announced after 2D/3D analyses: "Anastasia and she are obviously the same woman."

The reader will be intrigued to learn about the author's journey to uncover "Smetisko's" identity, and enlightened to read her own memoirs included in this book. Her life prior to the Revolution, subsequent exile, deprivation, escape, hardships, and the strength of her faith and commitment to life will embolden readers in our equally perilous times.

(Johannes) Froebel-Parker graduated from a small town Central School in Marathon, New York. He taught English as a New Language for almost 3 decades in an upstate New York Central School District, having previously taught English as a Foreign Language for one year at the Marie Curie Oberschule in then West Berlin in an academic exchange program sponsored by Akademischer Austauschdienst. He completed his undergraduate B.A, M.A. (German Language and Literature) and M.S. (Education) at the University at Albany in Albany, New York-USA. From the earliest age he was captivated by the stories of his maternal and paternal grandparents who shared with him their oral histories from both sides of the Atlantic. Via his maternal grandmother there are a number of ancient genealogical connections to Queen Victoria via the family von Juelich-Kleve-Berg hence to Tsar Nicholas II, Taritsa Alexandra and their children. He is fascinated by the interconnected nature of genetics and family lore leading to the very Froebelian concept of Einheit (unity). Indeed, the Kindergarten founder is quoted as insisting Jedes Dinges Wesen ist Einheit (Unity is the Essence of All Things). With his research about Anastasia Romanov and the woman aka Evgenia Smetisko he hopes to contribute to such a notion. He is the author of various other books based on characters from his Ahnentafel (family tree), many with Authorhouse.

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ISBN 13	9781592113965
ISBN 10	1592113966
Title	Grand Duchess Anastasia
Author	J Froebel-Parker
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Histria LLC
Year published	2024-05-31
Number of pages	300
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