i am. aware that the r.omanovs ( collectively, as an empire ) were heavily anti-s*mitic and i am definitely not arguing that ( really, i'm not. the crimes against the j.ewish community were horrific )! however, i do feel that the r.omanov kids ( OTMAA, specifically, in this instance ) are often conflated with n.icholas (and a.lexandra)'s decisions when it comes to political and social issues, when in reality the kids probably had little to no say in what went on or what decisions were made, or what they were told happened.

i went down a rabbit hole trying to find anything regarding a.nastasia's personal views on things and didn't find much in my quick dig, so while it's not impossible she might have shared these anti-s*mitic views, i am choosing to believe she did not share them. as is the nature of historical fiction, and fiction in general!, i am choosing what i want to use and throwing out the rest.

i know this blog isn't for everyone, and that's okay! i would never expect anyone to sacrifice their comfort by following. i know this blog might make some people uncomfortable and i am doing my absolute best to be as respectful as possible when writing a.nastasia. she's very near and dear to me, both in the fictional setting of the don bluth film and as a real-life person that i've been researching for, going on, a decade now. if you have any questions or concerns, my askbox is always open.