Dr. Nina Mikhailovna Pavlova (1897–1973) was a Russian

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, and children's literature author. As a botanist she is noted for developing cultivars of berry plants, including 24 new varieties of currant and gooseberry. As a children's literature author, she popularized scientific topics for children as fairy tales. She was a recipient of the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Badge of Honour.

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1897 births 1973 deaths Russian women scientists Soviet botanists Russian children's writers Russian women children's writers Russian women botanists 20th-century Russian botanists {{Russia-botanist-stub