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Nadezhda Durova

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Gender Female
Death158 years ago
Date of birth September 28,1783
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Kyiv
Ukraine
Date of died March 21,1866
DiedYelabuga
Russia
BooksThe cavalry maiden
The cavalry maid
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ID1729893
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Nadezhda Durova Life story


Nadezhda Andreyevna Durova, also known as Alexander Durov, Alexander Sokolov and Alexander Andreevich Alexandrov, was a woman who, while disguised as a man, became a decorated soldier in the Russian cavalry during the Napoleonic wars. She was the first known female officer in the Russian military.

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