Anna and Maria. Hero of the Soviet Union Anya Lisitsyna The feat of Maria Melentyeva and Anna Lisitsyna

Anna Mikhailovna Lisitsyna was born on February 14, 1922 in the village of Zhitnoruchei, which is now part of the village of Rybreka in the Prionezhsky region of Karelia, and was originally from the Vepsians, a Finno-Ugric people, who were called Chudyu before the revolution.

In 1938, Anya Lisitsyna graduated from high school in the village of Rybreka, and in 1940 - from the Leningrad Library College. After graduating from college, she went to work as a librarian at the Segezhsky district club. And it is not known how the girl's further fate would have developed if the war had not begun.

With the outbreak of the war, the nineteen-year-old Komsomol member Anya joined the partisans and became a liaison of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic.

Anya Lisitsyna

On June 15, 1942, Anna Lisitsyna, along with her partner Maria Melentyeva, on the instructions of the party, were transferred with a fight across the front line in the area of ​​the village of Voznesenie in the Leningrad Region and went to the Sheltozersky region occupied by the Finns.

The girls were tasked to establish contacts with the population there, prepare safe houses for the arrival of underground party and Komsomol workers, obtain Finnish civil documents, collect intelligence data on the deployment of enemy military units, headquarters and defensive lines, on the occupation regime and traitors to the Motherland.

Masha Melentieva

Being in the rear of the enemy for a month, risking their lives every hour, Lisitsyna and Melentieva fully completed their combat mission.

When returning from a combat mission, on the way to the front line, it was necessary to cross the Svir River. The girls went to the river on August 2. They made a raft all day and at 1 am on August 3 they began to cross the river on it. In the middle of the river, the raft began to crumble. The girls decided to swim across the rest of the river.

Tied the papers on their heads, they rushed into the river. The water was very cold. Not far from the shore, Anna Lisitsyna felt her legs begin to cramp and she would not swim to the shore.

There were two ways out of this situation: to scream, then enemy soldiers would swim up from the shore in boats, rescue her and take her away, or, sacrificing her life, save her documents and her friend, giving her the opportunity to go to her own. The choice was clear. Choking, Anna Lisitsyna told Maria Melentieva that she would not swim to the shore, she would drown, and that at that moment “more than anything in the world she was afraid of screaming”.

Memorial plaque in honor of Ani

Having managed to hand over the documents and biting her hand so as not to cry out without uttering a sound, Anna Lisitsyna disappeared under the water. Maria Melentieva tried to save her friend, but she failed.

By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 25, 1943, Anna Mikhailovna Lisitsyna was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command and for her courage and heroism in battles against the Nazi invaders.

In the city of Podporozhye, in the urban-type settlement Nikolsky of the Podporozhsky district and in the village of Rybreka, monuments to Anna Lisitsyna have been erected.

Monument to Anya

Streets in the city of Petrozavodsk, the urban-type settlement Nikolskoye, a fishing trawler, the Petrozavodsk School of Culture and a vessel of the Ministry of the Navy bear her name.

Anna Lisitsina and Maria Melentieva are dedicated to the play by Alexander Alexandrovich Ivanov "It was in Karelia" and the essay by Gennady Fish "Girlfriend".

The portrait of Anna Lisitsyna is installed in the monumental portrait Gallery of Heroes of the Soviet Union - natives of Karelia, opened in 1977 in Petrozavodsk in the area of ​​Antikainen and Krasnaya streets.

Anna Mikhailovna Lisitsina was born in the village of Zhitnoruchei, Prionezhsky region, into a Vepsian family. After graduating from the Leningrad Library College, she worked as a librarian in the city of Segezha. Was directed to work underground in the rear of the Karelian Front. A. M. Lisitsyna died in 1942 while crossing the river. Swir during a reconnaissance mission. The title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded to her posthumously in 1943.

Maria Vladimirovna Melentieva was born in 1924 in the village of Pryazha, Karelia in the family of a Karelian peasant. At the beginning of the war, she worked as a nurse in Segezha. Together with her friend A. M. Lisitsina, she was sent on an underground mission. After the death of Lisitsina, one completed the task. She died in 1943. As a result of the betrayal, a group of scouts was surrounded by enemies, MV Melentieva was shot. She received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously in 1943. The streets of Petrozavodsk were named after Lisitsina and Melentyeva, monuments were erected to them in Petrozavodsk. Monument to A.M. Lisitsina is installed in the village. Rybreka, where she went to school. In the village of Pryazha, a memorial museum of M.V. Melentyeva was opened, a monument was erected. In 1943, writer Gennady Fish wrote an essay "Girlfriend" about Lisitsin and Melentyev. Then it was reprinted many times under the name "Karelian girls". A book by her fellow countryman Rurik Petrovich Lonin is dedicated to the memory of A.M. Lisitsina.

A summary of the feat accomplished by the liaison officers of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Republic, Komsomol members M.V. Melentyeva and A.M. Lisitsina

"18-year-old Karelian Komsomol members Maria Melentyeva and Anna Lisitsina - messengers of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of the KFSSR received a combat mission to penetrate into the Sheltozersky district occupied by the enemy, establish contacts there with the population, prepare safe houses for the arrival of underground party and Komsomol workers, get Finnish civil documents, collect intelligence data on the deployment of military units, headquarters and defensive lines of the enemy.

June 15, 1942 Comrades Melent'eva and Lisitsin by military reconnaissance in action were transferred across the front line in the Ascension area of ​​the Leningrad region and went to carry out a combat mission.

After spending a month in the Sheltozersk region, risking their lives every hour, Lisitsina and Melentyeva fully completed their combat mission.

Returning from a combat mission, com. Melent'eva and Lisitsina, on their way to the front line, had to cross the Svir River, which they approached on August 2, 1942. They made a raft all day and at 1 am on August 3 they began to cross the river on it. In the middle of the river, the raft began to crumble. The girls decided to swim across the rest of the river.

Tied the papers on their heads, they rushed into the river. The water was very cold. Not far from the shore, Comrade Lisitsina felt her legs begin to convulse and she would not swim to the shore.

There were two ways out of this situation: either to scream, then enemy soldiers would swim up from the shore in boats, rescue her and take her away, or, sacrificing her life, save her documents and her friend, giving her the opportunity to go to her own.

For the heroic patriot, the choice was clear. Choking, she told Melentieva that she would not swim to the shore, that she would drown and that at that moment "she was more afraid than anything in the world so as not to scream."

Having managed to convey the documents to Melentieva, biting her hand so as not to scream, without uttering a sound, Lisitsina disappeared under the water. Melentyeva failed to save her.

Left alone, Comrade Melentieva hardly made it to the shore. She had to go another 23 km through the terrain, densely saturated with enemy troops.

For five days she wandered through the forests and swamps without clothes and without food. At night she was very cold, wrapped herself in moss or jumped, trying to keep warm, during the day she went to her own people, pursued by clouds of mosquitoes, which stung the body that was not covered with clothes until they bleed. On the sixth day, Comrade Melentieva went to the location of the 276th Infantry Division of the 7th Army and reported to the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) on the completion of the combat mission.

After treatment, after some time, M. Melentieva was again sent to carry out the task of communicating with the Segozersk underground district committee of the CP (b).

Having made the most difficult transition, being in the enemy's rear, as a result of betrayal, she was discovered by the White Finns.

Surrounded in the forest by Finnish soldiers, M. Melentieva fought and, inflicting damage on the enemy, fired back to the last opportunity. Captured by the White Finns, until the last minute of her life, Melentieva behaved steadfastly and courageously, like a faithful daughter of the Motherland, and was immediately shot by the invaders. Maria Melentieva and Anna Lisitsina are true heroines of the Soviet people. "

Melentieva Maria Vladimirovna (1924 -1942) - Karelian. She was born in Yarn. During the war years - a liaison of the PC of the Communist Party of the Republic on the territory of the Sheltozersky and Segozersky regions occupied by the enemy. Shot by the invaders. Hero of the Soviet Union (1943), awarded the Orders of Lenin and the Red Star.

Lisitsina Anna Mikhailovna (1922 - 1942) - Vepsian. She was born in the village of Rybreka, Vepsian national volost. During the war years - a liaison of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (b) of the KFSSR on the territory of the occupied Sheltozero region. Died while performing a special mission. Hero of the Soviet Union (1943), awarded the Orders of Lenin and the Red Star.

LISITSYNA ANNA MIKHAILOVNA -

The hero of the USSR,

awarded the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Star.

Anna Lisitsyna was born on February 14, 1922 in the village of Zhitnoruchei, Prionezhsky district of Karelia. Vepsian by nationality. She graduated from high school in the village of Rybreka. In 1938 and 1940 she studied at the Karelian School of Culture, after which she worked as a librarian at the Segezha District Club.

Anna Lisitsyna - participant of the Great Patriotic War, partisan, liaison of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic.

Anna Lisitsyna and Maria Melentyeva - liaison officers of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of the KFSSR received a combat mission to penetrate into the Sheltozersk region occupied by the enemy, establish contacts with the population there, prepare safe houses for the arrival of underground party and Komsomol workers, obtain Finnish civil documents, collect intelligence data on deployment of military units, headquarters and defensive lines of the enemy, about the occupation regime and traitors to the Motherland

After spending a month in the Sheltozero region, risking their lives every hour, Lisitsyna and Melentyeva fully completed their combat mission.

Returning from the execution of a combat mission, Melent'eva and Lisitsyna, on their way to the front line, had to cross the Svir River, to which they approached on August 2, 1942. They made a raft all day and at 1 am on August 3 they began to cross the river on it. In the middle of the river, the raft began to crumble. The girls decided to swim across the rest of the river.

Tied the papers on their heads, they rushed into the river. The water was very cold. Not far from the shore, Anna Lisitsyna felt her legs begin to cramp and she would not swim to the shore.

There were two ways out of this situation: either to scream, then enemy soldiers would swim up from the shore in boats, rescue her and take her away, or, sacrificing her life, save her documents and her friend, giving her the opportunity to go to her own. For the heroic patriot, the choice was clear. Choking, she told Melentieva that she would not swim to the shore, that she would drown and that at that moment "she was more afraid than anything in the world so as not to scream."

Having managed to hand over the documents to Melentieva, biting her hand so as not to cry out, without uttering a sound, Lisitsyna disappeared under the water. Melentyeva failed to save her.

Left alone, Melentieva hardly made it to the coast, then walked another 23 km through the terrain occupied by enemy troops. Only on the sixth day did the girl go to the location of the 276th rifle division of the 7th Army and reported to the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) about the fulfillment of the combat mission, saying that when returning from the mission, Anna Lisitsyna died while crossing the Svir River, having managed to give her collected intelligence.

Anna Lisitsina is a true heroine of the Soviet people.

By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 25, 1943, Anna Mikhailovna was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command and for her courage and heroism in battles against the Nazi invaders. By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 25, 1943, Anna Mikhailovna was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command and for her courage and heroism in battles against the Nazi invaders.

The memory of the brave girl will forever remain among the people.

• The portrait of Anna Lisitsyna, like all 28 Heroes of the Soviet Union, natives of Karelia, is installed in the monumental portrait Gallery of Heroes, opened in 1977 in Petrozavodsk in the area of ​​Antikainen and Krasnaya streets;
• Streets in the city of Petrozavodsk, the urban-type settlement Nikolskoye, a fishing trawler, the Karelian College of Culture and Arts and a vessel of the Ministry of the Navy bear her name;
• In her honor, memorial plaques have been erected on house No. 2 on A. Lisitsyna Street and on the facade of the Karelian College of Culture and Arts in Petrozavodsk;
• In the city of Podporozhye and the urban-type settlement Nikolsky of the Podporozhsky district, in the village of Rybreka, monuments have been erected to the heroine;
• She and Maria Melentieva are dedicated to the play by Alexander Alexandrovich Ivanov "It was in Karelia" and the essay by Gennady Fish "Girlfriend";
• The name of Anna Lisitsyna is the Karelian College of Culture and Arts.

, Karelian Labor Commune

Date of death: Mother:

Maria Ivanovna Lisitsina

Awards and prizes:

Anna Mikhailovna Lisitsina(Veps. Anna Lisicina, Mihailan tütär; February 14, 1922, der. Zhitnoruchei, Karelian Labor Commune, RSFSR - August 3, 1942, river Svir) - partisan, liaison of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic. The hero of the USSR . She was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Red Star.

Biography

She graduated from high school in the village of Rybreka. In -1940 she studied at the Leningrad Library Technical School (or at the Karelian School of Culture), after which she worked as a librarian at the Segezha District Club.

Memory

Monuments have been erected in the city of Podporozhye, in the urban-type settlement Nikolsky of the Podporozhsky district and in the village of Rybreka.

Streets in the city of Petrozavodsk, the urban-type settlement Nikolskoye, a fishing trawler, the Petrozavodsk School of Culture and a vessel of the Ministry of the Navy bear her name.

Anna Lisitsina and Maria Melentieva are dedicated to the play by Alexander Alexandrovich Ivanov "It was in Karelia" and the essay by Gennady Fish "Girlfriend".

The portrait of Anna Lisitsyna is installed in the monumental portrait Gallery of Heroes of the Soviet Union, natives of Karelia, opened in 1977 in Petrozavodsk in the area of ​​Antikainen and Krasnaya streets.

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Literature and sources

• Heroes of the Soviet land. - Petrozavodsk: Karelian Book Publishing House, 1968. - S. 169-186. - 367 p. - 20,000 copies.
• G. Fish. Karelian girls (about A.M. Lisitsyna and M.V. Melentyeva) // Heroines. Essays on women - Heroes of the Soviet Union. / ed.-comp. L.F. Toropov. issue 1. M., Politizdat, 1969. p. 327-345.

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- Are you Count Ilya Andreyevich's son? My wife was very friendly with your mother. On Thursdays they gather at my place; today is Thursday, you are welcome to come to me, - said the governor, letting him go.
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The society gathered from the governor was the best society in Voronezh.
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