Lady Death
The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper
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Emily Durante
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In June 1941, when Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, Lyudmila Pavlichenko left her university studies and ignored the offer of a position as a nurse to become one of Soviet Russia's 2,000 female snipers. Less than a year later, she had 309 recorded kills, including 29 enemy sniper kills. She was withdrawn from active duty after being injured. She was also regarded as a key heroic figure for the war effort.
She spoke at rallies in Canada and the US, and the folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote a song, "Killed By A Gun", about her exploits. Her US trip included a tour of the White House with FDR. In November 1942, she visited Coventry and accepted donations of £4,516 from Coventry workers to pay for three X-ray units for the Red Army. She also visited a Birmingham factory as part of her fundraising tour. She never returned to combat but trained other snipers. After the war, she finished her education at Kiev University and began a career as a historian. She died on October 10, 1974, at age 58, and was buried in Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery.
©2015 Alla Igorevna Begunova; David Foreman English-language translation copyright 2018 by Greenhill Books; Foreword copyright 2018 by Martin Pegler (P)2018 TantorWhat listeners say about Lady Death
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Lady Death’s story should inspire young girls to reach for higher levels in education, technology, social justice and diplomacy.
I particularly enjoyed her response to the shallowness of the questions put to her regarding fashion by the reporters, and her love for her country rather than wealth.
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- Granatnik
- 2024-11-22
Interesting piece
Soviet propaganda is theoretically surrounding this book but even with the knowledge of that it is still an interesting one. The story about American media is pretty nuts
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- Roberta W
- 2022-10-21
Excellent listen
I found this book after listening to Kate Quinn’s The Diamond Eye, historical fiction inspired by Lyudmila’s story. I enjoyed the autobiography so much more, so authentic. Includes her trip to the USA, and what really happened. Great insights into Soviet psychology. Highly recommended.
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