There were many rumors surrounding the royal families after the revolutions. In Russia, the people believed that Anastasia survived the brutal murder of her family by sewing jewels into her dresses. People claiming to be Anastasia, the Lost Tsarevna, of the Romanov family, kept this rumor alive. Of these imposters, the most famous was Anna Anderson. She, in 1920, came out from a canal in Berlin and claimed that she was Anastasia. The visual similarities between the two women were so uncanny that the rumor was considered true. This rumor was kept alive until 1984 DNA evidence revealed that Anna Anderson was not who she said she was when a second grave was found with the DNA of Anastasia. There were also rumors in France about the royal family.
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In Russia, civil war broke out. The new communist rulers, the Bolsheviks, fought against the anti-communist groups who wanted a restoration of the tsarist system and to regain their old regime. Countries like France, the United States, and Great Britain helped the tsarist, or White Russian, troops fight against the communist, red army, troops. The Bolshevik people wanted an “open and honest policy” because of all the lies they were told by the monarchy, but the White Russians preferred life with their tsar. Life was no better in France. When the revolution ended, a new constitution was drawn up. This constitution created a bicameral legislature that had an executive power led by “a five member Directory (“Directoire”)” that was appointed by a parliament. Many people disliked this new way of government just as much as they had the French Monarchy, but they “were swiftly silenced by the army, now led by a young and successful general named Napoleon Bonaparte.” This was the beginning of Napoleon’s reign. “Napoleon had begun to show how [national sovereignty] could be appropriated to legitimize dictatorship and even
In Russia, civil war broke out. The new communist rulers, the Bolsheviks, fought against the anti-communist groups who wanted a restoration of the tsarist system and to regain their old regime. Countries like France, the United States, and Great Britain helped the tsarist, or White Russian, troops fight against the communist, red army, troops. The Bolshevik people wanted an “open and honest policy” because of all the lies they were told by the monarchy, but the White Russians preferred life with their tsar. Life was no better in France. When the revolution ended, a new constitution was drawn up. This constitution created a bicameral legislature that had an executive power led by “a five member Directory (“Directoire”)” that was appointed by a parliament. Many people disliked this new way of government just as much as they had the French Monarchy, but they “were swiftly silenced by the army, now led by a young and successful general named Napoleon Bonaparte.” This was the beginning of Napoleon’s reign. “Napoleon had begun to show how [national sovereignty] could be appropriated to legitimize dictatorship and even