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Haritina Korotkevich, Russian heroine (born 1882)

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Haritina Korotkevich

Russian soldier (1882–1904)

Haritina Evstafievna Korotkevich was a Russian soldier who served in the Imperial Russian Army during the Russo-Japanese War. Volunteering to serve disguised as a man under the pseudonym Khariton Korotkevich, she soon gained a reputation as a fearless leader as a woman in her…
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October 16

Day of the year

October 16 is the 289th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 76 days remain until the end of the year.
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