Marina Yurlova

Marina Yurlova
Born
Marina Maximilionovna Yurlova

(1900-02-25)25 February 1900
Raevskaya, Don Cossack Host, Russian Empire
Died1 April 1984(1984-04-01) (aged 84)
New York, New York
NationalityRussian American
Occupation(s)soldier, writer, dancer
Notable workCossack Girl, Russia Farewell

Marina Yurlova (Russian: Мари́на Максимилиа́новна Ю́рлова; 25 February 1900 – 1 April 1984) was a Russian 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.[1][2] She eventually made her way to Vladivostok, then to Japan and finally to the USA, where she performed as a dancer.

Yurlova published her autobiography in three parts: Cossack Girl (1934, republished in 2010),[3] Russia Farewell (1936)[4][5] and The Only Woman (1937).[6]

  1. ^ David Bullock (20 October 2012). The Russian Civil War 1918-22. Osprey Publishing. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-1-78200-536-0.
  2. ^ David M. Rosen (2012). Child Soldiers: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO. pp. 153–. ISBN 978-1-59884-526-6.
  3. ^ Yurlova, Marina (November 2010). "Cossack Girl". Google Books. Heliograph. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ^ Yurlova, Marina (1936). "Russia Farewell". Google Books. M. Joseph, Limited. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ John Simkin. "Marina Yurlova". Spartacus Educational.
  6. ^ Yurlova, Marina (1937). "The Only Woman". Google Books. Macaulay Company. Retrieved 8 February 2022.