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Zinaida Mareseva
Zinaida Ivanovna Mareseva (; 20 June 1923 – 6 August 1943) was a Senior Sergeant in the 214th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 73rd Guards Rifle Division during World War II. For her actions in battle she was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 22 February 1944. Civilian life Mareseva was born on 20 June 1923 to a Russian family in Cherkaskoe village, located within present-day Volsky District, Volsky district of the Saratov Oblast; her father was a shepherd on a Collective farming, collective farm. After graduating from secondary school she attended medical courses until being transferred to work at a cement plant due to the start of the war. Military career When Mareseva's father was sent to the front lines after the start of Soviet involvement in the war she repeatedly applied to join the ranks of the military after her medical training was ceased but was initially rejected. Eventually she entered military nursing courses, joining the Red Army in 1942 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saratov Governorate
Saratov Governorate (russian: link=no, Саратовская губе́рния, ''Saratovskaya guberniya'', Government of Saratov), was an administrative division (a ''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, which existed from 1797 to 1928. Its administrative center was in the city of Saratov. History On December 25, 1769, the Saratov province was established as part of the Astrakhan Governorate. On January 11, 1780, Empress Catherine the Great issued a decree of the establishment of the Saratov governorship of the northern districts of the Astrakhan Governorate to begin on November 7 of that year, followed by a decree on who will lead the new governorship. For the grand opening of the Saratov governorship, on February 3, 1781, the Astrakhan governor, along with lieutenant-general Jacobi and Bishop Anthony arrived from Astrakhan. On August 23, 1781 the Empress issued a decree approving the emblems of the city of Saratov and sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
