After a time, she had to deal with injuries and PTSD. She was used for propaganda, but I don't think she would have chosen that on her own. She mentions more than once how snipers are loners and prefer their own company most of the time. Unfortunately for her, she had an engaging way of speaking.
This is when she was sent on a tour of the US and England. She wasn't overly excited about the idea, and I can't blame her. The American press asked her stupid questions, so the way she responded was more than justified. I was surprised she struck up a friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt and took the time to get to know her. It showed she had the ability to let her first impressions be changed, and I think that's important.
I think the most concise description of her job was near the end of the book. She's at a memorial for Sevastopol, and her speech was taken down. At that time, she considered her words for the people who would hear it later as well as the ones who were present.
Lyudmila was definitely a patriot. She met Stalin more than once, and she believed in her country whole-heartedly. She maintained a hatred for the enemy that made her deadly on the battlefield. This book only covers her military career. It doesn't focus on her life as a whole. Overall, I enjoyed reading about this young woman's struggle to make her way in the world around her and make sense of the war she lived through. Good Book!
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