{"product_id":"yashka-botchkareva","title":"Yashka  (Botchkareva)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWWI Memorial Series - #1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Life As A Peasant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne morning I went to the post office to ask for mail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There goes Botchkareva!\" I heard a man cry out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ah, Botchkareva! She is for the old regime!\" another fellow replied, apparently one of the Bolshevik soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were several of them and they flung threats and insults at me. I did not reply but returned home with a heavy heart. Even in my own town I was not safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My Lord,\" I prayed, \"what has come over the Russian people? Is this my reward for the sacrifices I have made for my country?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI resolved not to leave the house again. Surely this craze would not last long, I thought. I spent most of the day reading the Bible and praying to Heaven for the awakening and enlightenment of my people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the 7th of January, 1918, I received a telegram from Petrograd, signed by General X. It read: \"Come. You are needed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\t\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Maria Botchkareva\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003ePages: 340\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\t\u003cli\u003ePublished in 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Inheritance Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51425020936487,"sku":null,"price":27.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/0471\/0439\/files\/fc5a81c8-76c22c_caa8e25bcd4842c4815836f4f1b2ceb0_mv2.jpg?v=1779510966","url":"https:\/\/providencebookspress.com\/products\/yashka-botchkareva","provider":"Providence","version":"1.0","type":"link"}