Marina Yurlova | |
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Born | Marina Maximilionovna Yurlova 25 February 1900 |
Died | 1 April 1984 New York, New York | (aged 84)
Nationality | Russian American |
Occupation(s) | soldier, writer, dancer |
Notable work | Cossack 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]