yashka life peasant officer exile von maria botchkareva (11 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (world war, 1914-1918, soviet union, personal narratives, russian ) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

HARDCOVER. Zustand: Good. Hardcover edition. 340pp. Octavo hardbound, tight binding. Spine faded, boards worn, soiled on rear. Rebound endpapers. Interior clean throughout.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThe modern Joan of Arc of the Great War and Russian RevolutionThis the story of an astonishing life told in her own words. Maria Botchkareva (whose nickname was Yashka) was not only a soldier in the Russian Army who fought i.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThe modern Joan of Arc of the Great War and Russian RevolutionnThis the story of an astonishing life told in her own words. Maria Botchkareva (whose nickname was Yashka) was not only a soldier in the Russian Army who fought in c.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The modern 'Joan of Arc' of the Great War and Russian RevolutionThis the story of an astonishing life told in her own words. Maria Botchkareva (whose nickname was Yashka) was not only a soldier in the Russian Army who fought in combat during the First World War, she was also the first woman to command a military unit in the Russian Army. Born a peasant, Yashka left home at 16 years old, coerced into prostitution and tramped into exile on foot following her abusive criminal lover. When the First World War broke out in 1914, Yashka then age twenty-five and motivated by national pride, attempted to join the army. Although she was initially rejected she was eventually accepted following the intercession of the Tsar. Sent to the front Yashka was decorated for rescuing fifty wounded soldiers from the battlefield and was wounded herself several times. In 1917 she proposed the creation of an all-female combat unit which would not only fight, but provide inspiration for the flagging morale of male Russian troops at that point in the war. This eventually gave rise to the creation of the incredibly titled 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death. The unit served on the Russian Western Front where once again Yashka was wounded in action. Botchkareva's inspirational initiative attracted international attention and she was visited by Emiline Pankhurst, the political activist and suffragette who proclaimed her 'the greatest woman of the century'. By this time Yashka was associating herself with the White Russians and had been placed on a Bolshevik 'death list', the fatal consequences of which she narrowly escaped, making her way to the USA where she pleaded with President Woodrow Wilson to aid Russia in its time of need. She was also granted an audience in Britain with King George V. Yashka returned to Russia, was eventually captured by the Bolsheviks and against Lenin's orders shot by the Cheka as an 'enemy of the state' in 1920.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Yashka My Life as Peasant, Officer and Exile | the Recollections of the Founder and Commander of the Russian Women's Battalion of Death During the First World War | Maria Botchkareva | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2019 | Oakpast | EAN 9781782827900 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hard Covers First US Edition, no DJ portrait photograph tipped into front board, gilt lettering, photographic frontispiece, pp340. Book Very Good No DJ Front and back boards fine, spine aged; Near Fine page block firm, unmarked and clean. 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, emphasising her struggle against societal norms and personal adversities in a rapidly changing Russia' (Gutenberg). A nice copy.

Zustand: fair to good. 340, frontis illus., pages somewhat darkened, stains to fore-edge, boards and spine stained.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First American edition. Octavo. 340pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Publisher's file copy with a bookplate and a large stamp on the front endleaves. Topedge a bit soiled else just about fine in a soiled, good only dust jacket with some edge loss (mostly confined to the spine ends and bottom edge of the rear panel). Founder of the cheerily named Russian "Women's Battalion of Death" in WWI, Botchkareva become internationally famous near the end of the war, meeting with world leaders like Woodrow Wilson and King George V of England. Later labeled anti-revolutionary by the Bolsheviks, she was executed by them in 1920. A fascinating figure, in 2018 Botchkareva was given a lengthy obituary in *The New York Times* as part of their "Overlooked No More" series. A bright copy of her autobiography, written with a Russian-born American journalist, and presumably extremely uncommon in any sort of jacket.