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Yashka is the autobiography of Maria Botchkareva, a young Russian woman who bravely took up arms first against the Germans in World War One, and then opposed the Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution of 1917. Maria describes a hard upbringing as a member of the Russian peasantry. Married at sixteen to her first husband Afanasy, it wasn't long before his charms were replaced by physical abuse; Maria soon fled. She applied for work as a servant girl, only to discover that the man advertising actually owned a string of brothels; she was promptly sent to the town of Sretensk to work in one. Such harsh experiences in youth nevertheless built a certain determination and toughness in the young Maria. When war broke out in 1914, she applied to join as a soldier - facing verbal abuse and sexual harassment from the outset, she nevertheless took to military life with eagerness and courage. The soldiers nicknamed her 'Yashka', and a measure of respect was slowly gained as she demonstrated great bravery.
| Autorius: | Maria Botchkareva, Isaac Don Levine, |
| Leidėjas: | Lulu.com |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2018 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 176 |
| ISBN-10: | 0359022677 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780359022670 |
| Formatas: | 229 x 152 x 10 mm. Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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