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Mariya Oktyabrskaya

August 9, 2016

The Difference a Year Makes

I redid a lot of the early art in preparation for the book. Take a look and see the difference a year or two of practice makes.
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The Deadliest Female Sniper in History
When her beloved college of history was bombed by the Germans, this woman began a dark path that would see her become history's deadliest female sniper -- and one of Eleanor Roosevelt's best friends.
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Alexandra Boiko

Soviet tank girl

Along with her husband, Alexandra Boiko joined Mariya Oktyabrskaya in the "get permission from Stalin to buy her own tank and fight Nazis" club, which was apparently less exclusive than you'd think.
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