A French Army general named Ecaterina Teodoroiu the “Joan of Arc of Romania.” In honor of Women’s History Month, The National Interest now concludes our five-part series hon ...

On Feb. 23, 2022, Rusudana Pavlichenko had a bad dream. She dreamt of her father, who had died the month prior. He was kneeling. Around him, there were explosions and linen soaked in blood. First Name ...

In this case, “best” means “deadliest,” as in the deadliest female sniper in history, Leytenánt (lieutenant) Lyudmila Pavlichenko. “Miss Pavlichenko, well-known to fame/Russia’s your ...

How did you equip yourself to write in the voice of a sniper on the front lines of war? I was lucky that Lyudmila Pavlichenko wrote a memoir late in life which detailed her war years and goodwill tour ...

The women covered include warrior queen Lakshmi Bai, sword master diplomat Chevalier d'Eon and Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko, who is believed to have killed more than 300 Nazi soldiers during ...

The women covered include warrior queen Lakshmi Bai, sword master diplomat Chevalier d'Eon and Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko, who is believed to have killed more than 300 Nazi soldiers during ...

“Everything is foreign, even though it’s our country.” Some, like Rusudana Pavlichenko, whose husband was killed instantly by the explosion, say going home would be too hard. She has been ...