Anastasia took place in 1926
'20s
It was an age of jazzing, shieks, shebas, and giggle-water (which was illegal in the U.S.!). Anastasia took place in 1926, the height of that decadent decade that we all love to study, the 20s. You can learn more about some things Anya, Dimitri, Sophie, and Vlad could have used, did, heard about or seen.
Fashion of the '20s
The 1920s fashion (especially for women) tended to be thought of as mannish, skimpy and flamboyant with bobbed hair, long pearl necklaces, cloche hats, knee-length and thin dresses, etc. In the 1920s, bathing suits became more comfortable, and more revealing.
Movies of the '20s
Movie Stars of the '20s
  • "The Sheik" (Rudolph Valentino)
  • "Toll of the Sea" (The First Color Motion Picture)
  • "Nanook of the North"
  •  "The Little Tramp"
  • "Safety Last"
  • "The Jazz Singer" (The First Motion Picture with Sound staring Al Jolson)
  • "It" (Clara Bow)
  • "Steamboat Willie" by the Walt Disney Company
Clara Bow
  • Clara Bow
  • Rudolph Valentino
  • Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
  • Harold Lloyd
  • Charlie Chaplin
  • Al Jolson
1920s Slang
  • Jazzing - Partying
  • The Cat's Pajamas - Cool
  • The Bee's Knees - Great
  • Go Fly a Kite - Get lost, Leave me alone
  • Berries - The Best of the Best
  • Big Cheese - The most important or influential person
  • Giggle Water - An intoxicating beverage
  • Hotsy-Totsy - Pleasing
  • Ritzy - Elegant (from the hotel)
  • Sheba - Attractive Woman
  • Sheik - Attractive Man
  • Spiffy - An elegant appearance
  • Jazzing - Partying
Popular Books of the '20s
  • Main Street" By Sinclair Lewis
  • "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton
  • "Home to Harlem" by Claude McKay
  • "Bambi" by Felix Salten
  •  "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
  • "Winnie the Pooh" by A.A. Milne
  • "Decline and Fall" by Evelyn Waugh
  • "This Side of Paradise" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
New in 1926
  • Prestone Antifreeze
  • Good Humor Bars
  • National Broadcasting Company
  • Greyhound Bus Corperation
  • Minitaure Golf
Notoble Deaths and Births
Births
Deaths
  • Bob Fosse (Theater Choreographer)
  • Stan Getz (Musician)
  • Olof Palme (Swedish Prime Minister)
  • Cesar Chavez (U.S. Labor Leader)
  •  Gina Lollbrigida (Italian Actress)
  • Mstislav Rostropovich (Russian Cellist)
  • Lizzie Borden (Accused Murderer)
  • John Drew (U.S. Actor)
  • Isadora Duncan (U.S. Dancer)
  •  Juliette Low (U.S.Girl Scout founder)
  • Sam Warner (U.S. Film Executive)
  • Gaston Leroux (French Writer)
Famous Songs of 1926
  • Someone to Watch Over Me (by George and Ira Gershwin)
  • Blue Skies (by Irving Berlin)
  • Bye, Bye Blackbird
  • The Birth of the Blues
  • Are You Lonesome Tonight
  • When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along
  • Tip Toe Through the Tulips

Check out some of the appliances Anya and Dimitri may have used.

hair
1920s Hair Drier
Anya or Sophie may have used this 1920s hair drier. 
1920s Telephone
This was called a candlestick telephone, and it was the first telephone to have a dial. Imagine Anya, Dimitri, Sophie or Vlad making phone calls on this!
phone
radio
1920s Radio
The earliest radio was called the wireless. It was sometimes difficult to hear because reception was very staticy.
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