During World War II, thousands of women served in the Soviet Red Army as snipers, medics, pilots, and frontline soldiers. When some of these women were captured by German forces, they often faced ...
Before the marches, women were already fighting. Meet the Soviet bombers, the deadliest sniper in history, and the spy who ...
A stage adaptation of the Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich’s “The Unwomanly Face of War” gives Soviet women credit for their complex roles in World War II. By Laura Cappelle Reviewing from ...
1. “Clench your hearts like a fist!” cried the legendary navigator Marina Raskova as she rallied members of the Soviet Union’s female air regiments, including fighter pilots and night bombers. The ...
By the 1950s the Soviet Union had the world's highest percentage of women in its workforce. What that meant in reality is deftly sketched in "Women in Soviet Art," a fascinating new exhibit at the ...
Click to open image viewer. NASM-9A19521: Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) ferry pilot in the cockpit of a Bell P-63A Kingcobra; circa 1944. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information.