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Ludmilla Pavlichenko
Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko, (russian: Людми́ла Миха́йловна Павличе́нко; uk, Людмила Михайлівна Павличенко (romanized: Lyudmyla Mykhailivna Pavlychenko), ; 10 October 1974) was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II. She claimed to have killed 309 soldiers. However, many feats attributed to her have been called into question by various historians analyzing her contradictory claims and timeline of events. She served in the Red Army during the siege of Odessa and the siege of Sevastopol, during the early stages of the fighting on the Eastern Front. After she was injured in battle by a mortar shell, she was evacuated to Moscow. After she recovered from her injuries, she trained other Red Army snipers and was a public spokeswoman for the Red Army. In 1942, she toured the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. After the war ended in 1945, she was reassigned as a senior researcher for the Soviet Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bila Tserkva
Bila Tserkva ( uk, Бі́ла Це́рква ; ) is a city in the center of Ukraine, the largest city in Kyiv Oblast (after Kyiv, which is the administrative center, but not part of the oblast), and part of the Right Bank. It serves as the administrative center of Bila Tserkva Raion and hosts the administration of Bila Tserkva urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Bila Tserkva is located on the Ros River approximately south of Kyiv. The city has an area of . Its population is approximately The ancient city of Bila Tserkva was founded in 1032 to provide important defenses against nomadic tribes. In the 13th century, it was invaded by the Mongols, however, and the city was devastated.Kohut, Zenon E. "Mazepa's Ukraine: Understanding Cossack Territorial Vistas." ''Harvard Ukrainian Studies'' 31, no. 1/4 (2009): 1–28 In 1651, it was the site of an important battle between the warring Zaporozhian Host, Zaporozhian Cossack Army (and their Tatar allies) and the Polish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
