Женщины на войне: подвиги и судьбы

Although the role of women in national defense has a long history, this issue remains understudied in Russian historiography. Women have fought in many wars both in Russia and abroad. This article explores the exploits of modern women—heroes of Laos. During the country's war of independence, women played a vital role: they mobilized other women across the country, transmitted information and documents on the front lines and in enemy-held areas, delivered food, weapons, and clothing to the front, increased production for their own subsistence, and collected rice and fish for shipment to the front. Many Laotian women went beyond their roles in the home front and also participated in armed conflicts, thereby becoming role models. For example, Lieutenant Colonel Buakham Phommachanh chose to fight side by side with male soldiers on the battlefield, steadfastly refusing to surrender despite being seriously wounded.

Ключевые слова: women, patriotism, liberation, revolution front and rear, national hero, defense, feat