on september 29, 186, the military career of nadezhda durova, the famous cavalry maiden, began.up in a sexual environment, left her husband and son, got a man's haircut and signed up for a cossack regiment under the name. in many battles, she was discovered, summoned to st. petersburg, but alexander i was impressed by her and allowed her to remain in the army, personally carried out the carnet and presented the st. george cross for saving a colleague. during the patriotic war of 1812, durova became a foreman, commanded a half-squadron, retired, wrote memoirs, and published them. in her magazine, a contemporary cavalry girl, the girl began to write stories and novels. she lived to be 83 years old and until the end of her life she wore only men's clothing. episodes from her biography formed the basis of the film ilda rezanova, the hussar ballad. they call me a youth, without a mustache. it’s right to me, it’s right, it doesn’t matter, but they don’t dignify it a coward, a long time ago, a long time ago, a long time ago. and for a long time! on september 29, 1916 , the world's firs