Jan 13, 2020
12 min read
Marina Raskova, Mother of Witches
Soviet Hero or Soviet Flunky?
Early Life
Marina Raskova, born in 1912 in Russia, was a pioneering aviatrix, an inspiration to millions of young Russian women, and the founder and leader of the only all-female fighting force in World War 2.
As a young girl, Marina was an aspiring opera singer, but illness and lack of money forced…
