Maria Leshern von Herzfeld | |
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Мария Лешерн фон Герцфельд | |
 Leshern von Herzfeld (1882) | |
| Born | Maria Pavlovna Meinhardt 1847 Tver, Russian Empire |
| Died | c. 1921 (aged 73–74) Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Soviet Republic |
| Organization | Land and Liberty |
| Movement | Narodniks |
| Spouse | |
| Partner | Aleksandr Ivanchin-Pisarev |
| Relatives | Anna Pribyleva-Korba (sister) |
| Family | Meinhardt |
Maria Pavlovna Leshern von Herzfeld[a] (née Meinhardt; Russian: Мария Павловна Лешерн фон Герцфельд; 1847–c.1921), was a Russian Narodnik revolutionary. After an early life of domesticity, she moved to Switzerland with the revolutionary Aleksandr Ivanchin-Pisarev, who would become her husband. As a Narodnik, she organised the prison escape of Peter Kropotkin and participated in revolutionary settlements in the Ural region. After the assassination of Alexander II of Russia, Ivanchin-Pisarev was arrested and exiled to Minusinsk, in Siberia. Leshern von Herzfeld followed him there clandestinely, before giving herself up to the authorities, who allowed her to return to exile in Minusinsk to reunite with her husband. Her memoirs were collected by the historical magazine Byloye and became a key primary source on the Narodniks.
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