Mariia Vetrova | |
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Марія Вєтрова | |
 Vetrova in the 1890s | |
| Born | 3 January 1870 |
| Died | 24 February 1897 (aged 27) Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Cause of death | Self-immolation |
| Resting place | Transfiguration Cemetery |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
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| Years active | 1888–1897 |
| Movement | Narodniks |
Mariia Fedosiivna Vetrova (Ukrainian: Марія Федосіївна Вєтрова; 3 January 1870 – 24 February 1897) was a Ukrainian teacher and revolutionary. After working as a teacher in different parts of Ukraine and briefly joining a theatre troupe, she joined a socialist circle in Azov and became a devotee of the works of Leo Tolstoy. She continued her studies in Saint Petersburg, but was encouraged to become a revolutionary after meeting Tolstoy himself. She was arrested for anti-Tsarist publishing activities and died by self-immolation in the Peter and Paul Fortress. Her death became a rallying cry for the rise of an anti-Tsarist student movement, inspiring dedications by Tolstoy and Maxim Gorky, the latter of whom wrote "The Song of the Stormy Petrel" as a result.