Nadezhda Durova quotes

Nadezhda Durova was a Russian cavalry officer and one of the first female officers in the Russian military. Renowned for disguising herself as a man to join the army during the Napoleonic Wars, Durova became a national heroine. She later documented her experiences in memoirs that inspired generations. Here is 1 of his quotes:

My mother, who disliked me from the bottom of her heart, deliberately did everything, it seemed, that would strengthen and intensify my unbounded passion for freedom and a military life. She wouldn't let me walk in the garden. She wouldn't let me be away from her for even half an hour: I had to sit in her bedroom and make lace. She herself taught me to sew, to knit, and seeing that I had neither the desire nor the ability for this sort of work, that in my hands everything tore or broke, she became angry, lost control of herself, and beat me very painfully on the hands. (Nadezhda Durova)

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Nadezhda Durova

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Born: September 17, 1783
Died: March 21, 1866
Quotes count: 1
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