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Yashka

Maria Botchkareva, Isaac Don Levine
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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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Maria Botchkareva, Isaac Don Levine EAN: 9780359022663 COUNTRY: PAGES: WEIGHT: 404 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Lulu.com DATE PUBLISHED: 2018-08-13 CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Biography: general

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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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Maria Botchkareva, Isaac Don Levine EAN: 9780359022663 COUNTRY: PAGES: WEIGHT: 404 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Lulu.com DATE PUBLISHED: 2018-08-13 CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Biography: general

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