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Yashka: My Life as Peasant, Exile and Soldier

1919

Mariia Bochkareva

Yashka: My Life as Peasant, Exile and Soldier

Yashka: My Life as Peasant, Exile and Soldier

Mariia Bochkareva

1919

Biographies, History - European, History - Modern (1750+)

Yashka: My Life as Peasant, Exile and Soldier is an autobiography by Mariia Bochkareva, first published in 1919. It chronicles her extraordinary journey from a peasant girl to the commander of a battalion of women soldiers during World War I. Bochkareva's narrative highlights her struggles against societal norms and personal adversities in a tumultuous Russia, detailing her experiences of hardship, resilience, and the quest for autonomy amidst the backdrop of the Russian Revolution and World War I.

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Mariia Bochkareva
1889-1920

First Russian woman to command a military unit and advocate for women's roles in combat.

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