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Anna
Daughter of Theophano and the Byzantine Emperor Romanus II, and thus sister of the Theophano who married western Emperor Otto II, Anna was married to Vladimir I of Kiev -- and her marriage was the occasion of his conversion, beginning the official conversion of Russia to Christianity.

About Valentina Grizodubova
Some facts on a Soviet woman world-record-holder, and the American women who recreated her flight in 1998.

Olga of Russia
A cruel and revengeful ruler as regent for her son, she was the first Russian saint in the Orthodox Church, for her efforts in converting the nation to Christianity.

Anna Pavlova
A delicate Russian ballerina, her classical style won acclaim worldwide. After World War I and the Russian Revolution she lived in London, though she continued challenging world tours until 1929, dying two years later at forty-five.

Left and the Fight for Women's Liberation
Essay (in unedited form, with many errors of punctuation, etc.) including information on the Bolshevik revolution's impact on women's rights.

Little Jewish Girl in the Russian Pale 1890
Mary Antin writes of her life in Jewish Russia.

On the March to Siberia
Baroness M. De Packh tells of her journey to the mines as a convict, about 1840.

Russian Feminist Resources
In both English and Russian, this site includes many articles, links and other resources on women in Russia. .

Blessed Mother Maria Skobtsóva
This Orthodox nun lost her life in the Holocaust at the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp, 1945. Page is more devotional than historical.

Story of an Assassination (1914)
Marie Sukloff describes her assassination of a governor responsible for leading pogroms against the Jews.

Warrior Women of the Eurasian Steppes
Has this archeological project found the original Amazons?