# Daria Maximovna Vasilieva — Yashka character guide

> Daria Maximovna Vasilieva in Yashka by Maria Bochkareva.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Daria Maximovna, Vasilieva

**First appearance:** 0015-xi-i-organize-the-battalion-of-death

## Who they are

A wealthy woman who supports the Women's Battalion.

## In the story

### [Wounded and Paralysed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/chapters/viii-wounded-and-paralysed)

Mother of Stepan; visits Maria in the hospital, bringing comfort and friendship.

### [IX: Eight Hours in German Hands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/chapters/ix-eight-hours-in-german-hands)

Hosts Maria for three days in Moscow, providing a brief respite and maternal care.

### [XIX: Saved by a Miracle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/chapters/xix-saved-by-a-miracle)

Visits Maria in prison, brings food, and appeals to her son Stepan for help.

### [XX: I Set Out on a Mission](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/yashka_se/chapters/xx-i-set-out-on-a-mission)

Madame Vasilieva lends Maria money in Vladivostok to go to Petrograd to fetch her medals and crosses.

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