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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.
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.
This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.
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have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
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