Did you watch the 1997 classic “Anastasia” as a kid? We’re willing to bet the villain Rasputin – who sells his soul to kill the Romanov family in the movie – showed up in your nightmares.

Did you watch the 1997 classic “Anastasia” as a kid? We’re willing to bet the villain Rasputin – who sells his soul to kill the Romanov family in the movie – showed up in your nightmares.

How this lowly peasant and former horse dealer achieved such unique access to the reclusive Romanovs alarmed the imperial inner circle, who demonized Rasputin and those who followed him.

Grigory Rasputin, born in western Siberia ... she reluctantly told the authorities she was Anastasia Romanov and recounted a detailed story of how she had escaped the slaughter.

The legend of the Romanov who reputedly escaped ... which starred Meg Ryan as Anastasia and which also featured Rasputin as the baddie. He is absent here. It’s also based on the 1956 movie ...

Anastasia Romanov, the last of her line ... they’re no longer being chased by Rasputin, but a young man named Gleb, working for the new regime in Russia. Though some new songs were added ...