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List of female Heroes of the Russian Federation

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This is a list of female Heroes of the Russian Federation; of the over 1,000 people awarded the title, 19 are women.

Name Date Feat References
Alime Abdenanova 1 September 2014 Reconnaissance scout in World War II [1]
Aleksandra Akimova 31 December 1994 Squadron navigator in the "Night Witches" [2]
Marem Arapkhanova 3 June 2003 Alerted her town to presence of rebels in Second Chechen War [3]
Nina Brusnikova 5 October 2006 Farm worker who fought a fire [4]
Yekaterina Budanova 1 October 1993 Fighter pilot during World War II [5]
Lona Cohen 15 June 1996 Spied on the United States [6]
Natalya Kachuevskaya 12 May 1997 Medic in World War II [7]
Olga Kachura 4 August 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War [8]
Yelena Kondakova 10 April 1995 Cosmonaut [9]
Valentina Kravchenko 10 April 1995 Navigator in 125th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment [10]
Larisa Lazutina 27 February 1998 Olympic ski champion [11]
Vasilisa Pashchenko 16 August 2021 Gunner/radio-operator on A-20 bomber during World War II [12]
Marina Plotnikova 25 August 1992 Rescued three children from drowning [13]
Yelena Serova 15 February 2016 Cosmonaut [14]
Lidiya Shulaykina 1 October 1993 Il-2 pilot in World War II [15]
Tatyana Sumarokova 11 October 1995 Squadron navigator in the "Night Witches" [16]
Vera Voloshina 6 May 1994 Partisan in World War II [17]
Lyubov Yegorova 22 April 1994 Olympic ski champion [18]
Irina Yanina 14 October 1999 Medic in War of Dagestan [19]

References

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  1. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 278-279.
  2. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 280-283.
  3. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 284.
  4. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 285.
  5. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 286-288.
  6. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 298-299.
  7. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 294-295.
  8. ^ "Качура Ольга Сергеевна". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  9. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 296-297.
  10. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 303-305.
  11. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 300-301.
  12. ^ Karimov, Timur. "Пащенко Василиса Сергеевна". warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  13. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 302.
  14. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 306-307.
  15. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 312-314.
  16. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 308-311.
  17. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 289-291.
  18. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 292-293.
  19. ^ Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 315-316.

Bibliography

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Simonov, Andrey; Chudinova, Svetlana (2017). Женщины - Герои Советского Союза и России. Moscow: Russian Knights Foundation, Museum of Technology V. Zadorozhny. ISBN 9785990960701. OCLC 1019634607.