The life and myths of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Soviet Russia's deadliest sniper
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Lyudmila Pavlichenko, history's deadliest female sniper, is considered to be a Soviet propaganda myth by some, including some people in Russia. The divorced teenage mother from the tiny Ukrainian town of Bila Tserkva is credited with killing at least 309 Nazis - she simply sounds too good to be true.