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100 1 _aBochkareva, Mariia,
_d1889-1920
245 1 0 _aYashka
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-03-06
508 _aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Yashka: My Life as Peasant, Exile and Soldier" by Maria Botchkareva and Isaac Don Levine is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This autobiography reflects on the transformative life of Botchkareva, a peasant girl who rises to command a battalion of women soldiers during World War I. The narrative follows her journey of hardship, resilience, and bravery, emphasizing her struggle against societal norms and personal adversities in a rapidly changing Russia. At the start of the book, Botchkareva recounts her childhood filled with toil and poverty, describing the harsh realities of her family life, particularly under her father's oppressive behavior. She reflects on formative experiences that shaped her identity, from her early sense of injustice to her tumultuous marriage at a young age and subsequent attempts to escape her abusive husband. The opening portions set a poignant tone as she navigates through significant hardships, detailing her encounters with death, despair, and her indomitable spirit that ultimately propels her forward. As such, readers are introduced to a powerful narrative that explores themes of survival and the quest for autonomy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Constable and Company Limited, 1919
653 _aSoviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Russian
700 1 _aLevine, Isaac Don,
_d1892-1981
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/yashkamylifeaspe00bochuoft/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70213
999 _c110951
_d110951