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"In December 1807, Alexander I granted a commission ot Nadezhada Durova who, in male guise, served nearly ten years in the Russian light cavalry during the Napoleonic wars. The cavalry maiden, a selection of the edited journals of her military service, first published in 1836 with Pushkin's encouragement, is a lively narrative of Russian life on and off the battlefield in the Alexandrine era. Durova's story appeals in our own time as a unique and gripping contribution to the literature of female experience"--
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The Cavalry Maiden, Nadez da A. Durova, Mary Fleming Zirin
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- Released
- 1990
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- Title
- The Cavalry Maiden
- Subtitle
- Journals of a Female Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Nadez da A. Durova, Mary Fleming Zirin
- Publisher
- Paladin
- Released
- 1990
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 0586089292
- ISBN13
- 9780586089293
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs, 19th century, Russia, Russian Literature, Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor, 1769–1821
- Original title
- Zapiski kavalerist-devicy
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- "In December 1807, Alexander I granted a commission ot Nadezhada Durova who, in male guise, served nearly ten years in the Russian light cavalry during the Napoleonic wars. The cavalry maiden, a selection of the edited journals of her military service, first published in 1836 with Pushkin's encouragement, is a lively narrative of Russian life on and off the battlefield in the Alexandrine era. Durova's story appeals in our own time as a unique and gripping contribution to the literature of female experience"--