«I wear my uniform with honor. It has the Order of Lenin on it. It has been covered with blood in battle. It is plain to see that with American women what is important is whether they wear silk underwear under their uniforms. What the uniform stands for, they have yet to learn.»...«Not humans, Nazis»

Lyudmila Pavlichenko is a symbol of resistance and struggle. A symbol not only of the Soviet Union and the Red Army under siege but also a symbol of feminism and women’s empowerment. One of the greatest snipers of all time on the battlefield, admired and glorified by the men around her, feared and demonised by the enemy.