Soviet union

Female Red Army Sniper Lyudmilla, 28mm scale, white metal

This piece is inspired by Liudmyla Mykhailivna Pavlychenko, a Ukrainian Soviet sniper during World War II. Credited with 309 kills, she is regarded as one of the top…

Soviet Sergeant Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov

Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov was a Soviet Red Army soldier who became a Hero of the Soviet Union for his role in defending “Pavlov’s House” during the Battle of Stalingrad. On September…

Russian partisan leader Grigori Jefimowitsch, Codename: RasputinGrigory is a purely fictional character so he doesn’t really fit the bill for our category historical heroes. He also isn’t inspired by any movie or TV show, so…

Soviet Army Guards Senior Sergeant Mariya Oktyabrskaya

After the Germans killed her husband, Mariya wanted revenge for his death and for the death of the Soviet people. For this purpose she deposited all her personal savings –…

Soviet Army Platoon Commander Yevdokiya ZavaliyWhen bombers flattened her village in 1941, she persuaded the commander of a cavalry regiment to take her with them to the front line, claiming to be 18 years old when she was in fact…

Soviet Cook Ivan Pavlovich 91st Tank RegimentServing as a cook for the 91st Tank Regiment of the Red Army, Ivan was cooking dinner one day in August 1941 when he noticed a German tank which had stalled in reach of the field…