Lyudmila Pavlichenko, WW2 lady sniper and Coventry
Paul Thompson
- Organisation:
- Guarderobe
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £80 plus travel
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 29th January 2026
Lyudmila was an incredible lady who became Russia's top female sniper in WW2. She travelled to America and Canada to raise support for the 'second front' and visited England, including Coventry. A Russian soldier (costumed interpreter) can explain the uniform, equipment and weapons Lyudmila would have been familiar with and tell a remarkable true story of a woman in wartime. No slides, lots of objects and pictures to hand round and an expert in uniform.
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Guarderobe offer professional Historical talks in costume with (sometimes original) replica objects from prehistory, Early Roman, Late Roman, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Anglo Saxon, Vikings, Normans, early Medieval, 15th century, Tudors, The Gun Powder Treason, English Civil War, Victorian Surgeon, Victorian Life, WW1 In the Trenches, WW1 Home Front, and several WW2 topics including RAF, Army (Early War, D-Day, Far East) and Civil Defence. We do not use slides but do need some tables and an audience.
We are both archaeologists and have worked in museums and in the field for many years so bring much experience, knowledge and some humour to topics. We have been giving talks for over 30 years in the Midlands.
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