Stunning colorized images have given new life to WWII female snipers who protected their territory against German attacks, including the most successful female sniper in history, Lyudmila Pavlichenko also known as ‘Lady Death’.
The photographs were colorized by Moscow artist Olga Shirnina. “There are very few [color or colorized] images with Red Army soldiers, I decided to fill this gap,” She said. “Sometimes a picture can say more than many words and I’ll be glad if people learn more about Russia and its people through my colorings.” More info: Flickr
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Lyuba Makarova was one of the 800,000 women who served in Russia during WWII
Lyudmila Pavlichenko pictured smiling in her uniform
Roza Shanina, who was responsible for 59 kills in WWII
Ziba Ganiyeva was one of the Russian women fighting against Nazi Germany during WWII
Lyudmila Pavlichenko is the most successful female sniper in history
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Beautiful blonde Roza Shanina, who was responsible for 59-confirmed kills
Women of the Central Women’s School of Sniper Training, 1943.