After the revolution, Anna Alexandrovna was repeatedly subjected to arrests and interrogations. In the summer of 1917, the Medical Commission of the Provisional Government, led by Ivan Ivanovich Manukhin, established that Anna Vyrubova had never had intimate relations with men. Due to the lack of a crime, the beloved lady-in-waiting of the Empress was released. Fearing another arrest, she hid with friends for a long time. In 1920, Anna, along with her mother, illegally moved to Finland and took monastic vows at the Smolensk Skete of the Valaam Monastery. In 1923, she published a memoir in Russian, released in Paris. The authenticity of the 'Diary of the Lady-in-Waiting,' published in the magazine 'Past Years' in 1927-1928 and sent to Dr. Manukhin in Paris, was questioned by many critics and scholars. It is believed that the 'Diary...' could have been commissioned by the new authorities, written by the author Alexei Tolstoy and historian Pavel Shchegolev. Vyrubova herself publicly denied any involvement with the 'Diary...'. The lady-in-waiting to Their Majesties passed away at the age of 80 in Helsinki. After her death, debates about Anna Taneeva's (Vyrubova's) role in Russian history continued.