Photos

My extensive research while writing Roza's War unearthed a slew of photographs. I share many of them with you here.

Photo of Roza Shanina
Roza Shanina, probably November, 1944
Photo of Roza Shanina in winter camoflauge
Roza in winter camo, November, 1944
Photo of Roza Shanina that appeared in magazine
Photo of Roza that appeared in "Frontline Humor" newspaper, spring/summer 1944
Photo of Roza Shanina that appeared in magazine
Roza Shanina, from the "Frontline Humor" photo shoot
Photo of Roza Shanina that appeared in magazine
Roza Shanina, from the "Frontline Humor" photo shoot
Photo of Roza and unknown spotter, posing for the camera in active sniping positions
Roza and unknown spotter, posing for the camera
Four snipers, including Roza Shanina, walking through the streets of Vilnius in military outfits
Photo of Roza with snipers in Vilnius
Photo of Roza with five other female snipers, including her friend Kali, wearing dresses and smiling
Roza (second from left) with Kali (third from left) and other snipers (summer 1944?)
Photo of Roza Shanina with Sasha Ekimova
Roza Shanina and Sasha Ekimova, Autumn 1944
Photo of Roza Shanina with Duce and Pyotr Malchonov
Roza with Pyotr Malchonov and Dusya Fedorovna, Autumn 1944
Russian tank in Belarus, spring 1944
Russian tank in Belarus, spring 1944
Photo of Roza Shanina with snipers and comrades in camp
Top: (left to right) Unknown, Roza, Lida Vdovina
Bottom: Roza (center), Lida Vdovina (upper left of Roza), Sasha Ekimova, with four unknown men, goofing around in camp
Photo of teenage Roza Shanina with one of her students
Young Roza, probably in Arkhangelsk with one of her students
Photo of Roza Shanina's death notification
Roza Shanina's death notification
Photo of Roza Shanina's Recommendation for Order of Glory, 3rd Class
Recommendation for Order of Glory, 3rd Class
Photo of Roza Shanina's Recommendation for Medal for Courage
Recommendation for Medal for Courage
Photo of Roza Shanina's Commendation List
Roza Shanina's Commendation List
Photo of European Russia Map, showing places where Roza lived and sites where her brothers died
Places important to Roza
Photo of Fydor Shanin, Roza's brother
Fyodor Shanin, Roza's brother
Photo of Sergei Shanin, Roza's oldest brother
Sergei Shanin, Roza's oldest brother
Photo of Katyn country house, circa 1940
Katyn country house, circa 1940
Photo of memo to execute Polish prisoners, signed by Stalin
Memo from Beria requesting permission to execute Polish prisoners, signed by Stalin
Photo of Nikolai Solomatin with unknown comrades
Nikolai Solomatin (center) with unknown comrades
Photo of Soviet soldier standing in the middle of a street with a rifle, next to a broken down car, watching hundreds of Soviet soldiers walk in a line down the side of the street
Soviet army on the move
Photo of Roza and Dusya Federovna
Roza and Dusya Federovna
Photo of the Stray Troika, sitting on the ground and smiling at the camera
The Stray Troika: Kaleriya Petrova, Roza Shanina and Sasha Ekimova
Colorized Photo of Roza Shanina posed, displaying two medals
Colorized photo of Roza Shanina, November 1944
Full-length photo of Roza Shanina in November, 1944
Roza in November, 1944
Photo of a smiling Roza Shanina looking over the shoulder of a male comrade while he holds her rifle and looks down the barrel
Roza showing her rifle to A. Baleyev
Photo of a Canadian newspaper article about Roza Shanina entitled 'A Lady Killer'
Canadian newspaper article about Roza Shanina
Photo of a full page of a newspaper with a promiment 'New of the Green and Gold' section that features a photo of Roza Shanina with some illegible text
Newspaper article (Canadian?) featuring Roza, 1944
Photo of an AP newspaper article about Roza Shanina entitled 'The Unseen Terror of the Prussian Front'
Another newspaper article about Roza
Photo of Roza Shanina in front of Christmas tree, with brooding, unsmiling expression
Last known photo of Roza Shanina, January 1945
Photo of an entire female sniper platoon, in camoflauge, holding rifles, posing for the camera
Female Soviet sniper platoon
Photo of two female Soviet snipers in a trench, actively scanning for targets
Snipers working a trench