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35 reviews for:
Lady Death: The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper
Foreword by Martin Pegler, Lyudmila Pavlichenko
4.0 AVERAGE
35 reviews for:
Lady Death: The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper
Foreword by Martin Pegler, Lyudmila Pavlichenko
4.0 AVERAGE
«I wear my uniform with honor. It has the Order of Lenin on it. It has been covered with blood in battle. It is plain to see that with American women what is important is whether they wear silk underwear under their uniforms. What the uniform stands for, they have yet to learn.»...«Not humans, Nazis»
Lyudmila Pavlichenko is a symbol of resistance and struggle. A symbol not only of the Soviet Union and the Red Army under siege but also a symbol of feminism and women’s empowerment. One of the greatest snipers of all time on the battlefield, admired and glorified by the men around her, feared and demonised by the enemy.
Lyudmila Pavlichenko is a symbol of resistance and struggle. A symbol not only of the Soviet Union and the Red Army under siege but also a symbol of feminism and women’s empowerment. One of the greatest snipers of all time on the battlefield, admired and glorified by the men around her, feared and demonised by the enemy.
A thoroughly enjoyable memoir from a woman who helped shape the art of sharpshooting in World War II. Unfortunately, the depth and breadth of her contribution is questioned to this day as possible propaganda rather than fact. This is complicated by the fact that the memoir seems to exclude portions of her life that she did not wish to share. While it is irrelevant that her first husband was a doctor rather than a schoolmate (thus increasing the inappropriateness of the relationship due to their respective ages), or that she seems to have married for the third time after the war, the question is raised as to what else is missing or has been changed in her account, even unintentionally. After all, Lyudmila Pavlichenko wrote the memoir long after the end of the war. Regardless, a wonderfully informative and engaging read for any history and war enthusiast.
After reading Kate Quinn’s Diamond Eye, I wanted to see how closely her novel followed what Pavlichenko said herself so I borrowed this one from the library. Super interesting
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I found it really interesting reading a narrative of ww2 from a Soviet soldiers perspective. Especially a female sniper. I was drawn to read her memoir after reading Kate Quinn’s The Diamond Eye.
So she was a reluctant war hero with a head full of sniper physics. I forget that Russia was one of the targets for Germans forces during World War II. It was interesting to hear how this was viewed and how Germany wanted to isolate and kill off certain groups whether those be Jewish or Gypsy. Isolate and exterminate seemed to be the code they lived by in order to rewrite and omit people from history. I had some struggles with realizing this was a memoir and not the fiction Kate Quinn book. Strange to think that these events were leading to the iron curtain.
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Loved this book about a brilliant female sniper. I read diamond eye by Kate Quinn and that gave me some helpful background info, but I really enjoyed reading what were essentially pages from her journal. I started in audiobook form but switched to a physical book because the Russian names are hard to keep track of!
It was fascinating to read the writing of a World War II veteran of Sevastopol. The author’s description of Eleanor Roosevelt seemed truthful to me and I found that recollection to be quite compelling. It’s really something that the two of them maintained a relationship for years after the end of World War II and specifically after the change in relationship between our two countries.
Detailed, yet interesting account from a top USSR sniper. I was inspired by her fearlessness both on and off the battlefield. Her passion and gift as a sniper is evident in this book through her descriptions of operations and discussion of general marksmanship. Readers do not necessarily need to be interested in shooting to enjoy what she has written because her talent and familiarity with her weapon exudes passion and excitement.