Irina Rakobolskaya | |
|---|---|
| Ири́на Вячесла́вовна Ракобо́льская | |
.jpg) Rakobolskaya in December 2015 | |
| Born | 22 December 1919 |
| Died | 22 September 2016 |
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Spouse | Dmitry Pavlovich Linde |
| Children | Andrei Linde |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner Honored Scientist of the Russian SFSR |
Irina Vyacheslavovna Rakobolskaya (Russian: Ири́на Вячесла́вовна Ракобо́льская; 22 December 1919 – 22 September 2016) was a mathematician and physicist who served as the chief of staff of the women's 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment during World War II. After the war she worked as a physicist at Moscow State University and studied cosmic rays. She received numerous high state awards in her career and was awarded the title Honored Scientist of the Russian SFSR in 1990. She co-authored a book with Natalya Meklin-Kravtsova, an aviator from the regiment, titled We Were Called Night Witches about their experiences in the war, as their nickname given by their German opponents, Nachthexen, meant "night witches".[1]
- ^ Rakobolskaya, Irina; Kravtsova, Natalya (2005). Нас называли ночными ведьмами: так воевал женский 46-й гвардейский полк ночных бомбардировщиков. Moscow: University of Moscow Press. ISBN 5211050088. OCLC 68044852.