RUSSIAN AMAZONS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 27 September 1915, Page 5

RUSSIAN AMAZONS

The Cross of St. George has been awarded to Madame Kokovtseya, Colonel of: the 6th Ural Cossack Regi-, ment. About 400 Russian women in the field. Things are done mbre J informally inJßussia.l For it appears I that this modern' Boadicea has been I in . the army. f«r . some ..time. It is her ' husband's old regimeirt. ' I j : '.'. The reason for the presence off so many women warriors, many of whom have distinguished themselves if by, heroism, lies in the'absence of "ajex-, wari" Men and women 'regard |>neanother as equals. Therefore it jhas riot become _ the business of professional politicians to exploit such differences as * exist. . £

Curiously enough many women, disguised, \ tkeir <_ sex }i , :and only when wounded or lulled was the secret piscovered. But in most cases they known to he, women and are regarded with true' chivalry as comrades is in Aimt—%P.lsy?eek\j,, ;' „........*