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Shura

A young woman in the Women's Battalion of Death.

minor

First appearance: xi i organize the battalion of death

Shura shows up with force in My Childhood of Toil. The page is where that presence becomes real.

One of Maria's elder sisters; born in Nikolsko.
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In My Childhood of Toil: One of Maria's elder sisters; born in Nikolsko. Later, in II: Marriage at Fifteen: Maria's sister who moved to…

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LSLeonti Semenov…ABAfanasy Bochka…SHShura

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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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