Roza Shanina was born on April 3, 1924, in Yedma, Soviet Union.
Roza Shanina was born on April 3, 1924, in the small village of Yedma, Arkhangelsk Oblast, in the Soviet Union. She was born into a humble family, where her early life was marked by financial hardships. Despite the challenges, Roza displayed a keen intellect and a love for learning, traits that would later define her determined nature.
Her birth during the interwar period placed her in a generation that would witness the rise of Soviet power and the subsequent threat posed by Nazi Germany. The impact of her early life experiences, growing up in a close-knit yet struggling family, was significant in shaping her resilient character, setting the pathway to her eventual role in World War II.
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