Anastasia, daughter of Nicholas II, and an early "selfie"

By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Ed.


Anastasia, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, daughter of Nicholas II, (the last king of Russia). She was assassinated with her family by members of the Cheka, the Bolsheviki secret police, on July 17, 1918. 

In happier times, she shot this selfie, which some people claim is the first selfie ever. She enclosed the photograph in s letter dated October, 28, 1914. 'I took this picture of myself looking at the mirror. It was very hard as my hands were trembling.'

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