Why was Anastasia Nickalaiwna?

Answer 1

Get your spelling right, Comrade. It is Anastasia (prename or Christian name)Nicolaievna-which means -The Daughter of Nicolai (Nicholas) In everyday use this was her common name, usually with the Royal surname (Romanov) understood, as she wouold be addressed as (Your Highness) Somewhat oddly this distinction in surnames between genders-unlike the Western form where we would merely have, say Anastasia Romanov, is also found among the Icelandic people where females have -Dotter (Daughter) embellished into their last names! She was not generally known as Anastasia Romanov until after the war and the Diaspora (dispersion of Russian Exiles). Some positive nicknames were: The Great White Hope, The Girl Czarina of all the Russias, and of course, Stacy. Negative handles included The Great Pretender, The Czarine of all D.P."s and some unprintable ones. It"s a fascinating subject and there were some intriguing Anastasia doubles who may have been hired by and for the Grand Duchess herself to lead-off the press.