Russian army hold beauty contest

[Cold Warrior]

[This message has been edited by Cold Warrior]

I shudder to think I probably would have shot one of these women about 10 years or more ago. They wouldn't have hesitated to kill me as well.

http://www.sptimes.ru/archive/times/849/news/n_8873.htm

[micha1]

... in response to Russian army hold beauty contest, posted by Cold Warrior on Mar 8, 2003

Saw a three minutes report on this on CBC.
The girls had fingernails an inch and half long.
It is a stunt publicity wise, so that guys enlist in the army.
This what I understood.

[BURKE89]

... in response to Russian army hold beauty contest, posted by Cold Warrior on Mar 8, 2003

Cultural angles, might show benevolence upon ya - CW!

Nothing sexier - than a pretty gal with a gun.

NKVD, or not!

[Michael B]

... in response to Russian gals with weapons...., posted by BURKE89 on Mar 8, 2003

There was some Russian woman in WWII, her name was Pavlachinko (forgive the spelling) who was a snipper and was credited with over 300 kills of german soldiers. Woody Guthrie wrote a song about her and I think they brought her to the US for a War Bond selling tour. That's all I know about her, but wouldn't mind learning more, anybody familiar with her history?

[BURKE89]

... in response to Re: Russian gals with weapons...., posted by Michael B on Mar 8, 2003

the Soviet #'s, were vastly inflated - in defeat or victory.

Considering the 15+ to 1 -kill-ratio (German vs Russian), in the 'Eastern conflict'; I shant give much credence to such Bolshevik propaganda, at all. The Wehrmacht #'s, were accurate, to the point of foolishness (vastly superior to: American, Brittish, Soviet, French & Japanes...).  

Despite Woody G's egalitarian lament: slumber provides better dreams, at least, in the reality of the 2nd WW.

For fables...

I'll take Aesop, anyday.

[Michael B]

... in response to Re: Russian gals with weapons...., posted by Michael B on Mar 8, 2003

[This message has been edited by Michael B]

Thanks for the info, Cold Warrior and Mike.

UPDATE: Now that you have spelled the name correctly for me, I was actually able to find a picture of her, see http://www.vrouwengeschiedenis.nl/nl/weken/2002/week19.html (don't think she would have won the beauty contest)

[Cold Warrior]

... in response to Re: Russian gals with weapons...., posted by Michael B on Mar 8, 2003


There is a bit about Pavlichenko here in the paragraph on women in the Russian army.

http://www.gendergap.com/military/Warriors-2.htm

Not your typical barbie …………buy one for your RW.

http://www.historicalhobbies.com/DRAGON/ww2figs/RUSSIANfigs/svetlana.htm

[Mike]

... in response to Re: Russian gals with weapons...., posted by Michael B on Mar 8, 2003

I know about the same of this women as you do, but my wife said that woman were used as snipers because they can set and wait for longer periods of time then men.
Mike