Jean Otus
Would-Be Prince
July sixteenth, 1918, a night that would irreparably change the world with the consequences of its passing. In a surprise attack on the royal estate, a small party of Bolshevik revolutionaries captured the Romanov family. In that night, the imperial lineage of Russia was snuffed out, member by member, laying the groundwork for the communist government to take over. This established the oppressive Soviet regime, which would keep hundreds of millions in poverty for decades. The end of the old dynasty served as a turning point in Russia's history, one which brought on unprecedented modernization in addition to inhumane totalitarian practices.
It is said, whispered so that the secret police cannot hear, that a single Romanov escaped into the Russian wilderness that tragic night. Anastasia, the last Romanov princess. Other royals living throughout Europe hoped against hope that these rumors might be true, and in Russia, the legend of the Lost Princess became a beacon of hope in the famine brought on by the communist regime. At the same time, the legend served as a thorn in the side of the Soviets, who wished that the Russian people only believe in the teachings of Marx.
Little did anyone know that Anastasia did survive that night, and in a small village on the edge of Siberia, she grew into a young lady. Though robbed of the luxurious lifestyle she once knew, she lived a rather idyllic existence amongst the peasants. All this would rapidly come to an end in 1928, as a new directive from Moscow ordered the legends of the Princess's survival to be put down once and for all. Anastasia would once more have to run for her life, make her way across the great Russian expanses to reach free Europe. Dodging Russian agents at every turn, she must make her way to the safe haven of one of the few family members she has left. Thankfully, there are many across the USSR who resist the rule of Stalin and his cronies, Anastasia will find herself leading a party across Europe to escape from the shadow of oppression.
It is said, whispered so that the secret police cannot hear, that a single Romanov escaped into the Russian wilderness that tragic night. Anastasia, the last Romanov princess. Other royals living throughout Europe hoped against hope that these rumors might be true, and in Russia, the legend of the Lost Princess became a beacon of hope in the famine brought on by the communist regime. At the same time, the legend served as a thorn in the side of the Soviets, who wished that the Russian people only believe in the teachings of Marx.
Little did anyone know that Anastasia did survive that night, and in a small village on the edge of Siberia, she grew into a young lady. Though robbed of the luxurious lifestyle she once knew, she lived a rather idyllic existence amongst the peasants. All this would rapidly come to an end in 1928, as a new directive from Moscow ordered the legends of the Princess's survival to be put down once and for all. Anastasia would once more have to run for her life, make her way across the great Russian expanses to reach free Europe. Dodging Russian agents at every turn, she must make her way to the safe haven of one of the few family members she has left. Thankfully, there are many across the USSR who resist the rule of Stalin and his cronies, Anastasia will find herself leading a party across Europe to escape from the shadow of oppression.
