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Marina Yurlova

Marina Yurlova

Russian child soldier and author

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Marina Yurlova (Russian: Мари́на Максимилиа́новна Ю́рлова; 25 February 1900 – 1 April 1984) was a Russian female child soldier and author. She fought in World War I and later in the Russian Civil War on the side of the anti-communist White movement. Wounded several times, she won the Russian Cross of Saint George for bravery three times.