Lara Mikheenko A-3 Leningrad Patriotic war Poster

Orgin: Leningrad, USSR. 1972

State: early antique

Size: A-3 / 30x42cm

A-3 size original poster of Pioneers & Heroes

Featuring 

Larisa (Lara) Dorofeevna Mikheenko ( April 4 , 1929 , Lakhta , Leningrad Region  - November 4, 1943 , outskirts of the village of Ignatovo , Kalinin Region ) - pioneer hero , minor partisan during the Great Patriotic War , executed by the German occupation authorities. The prototype of Larisa was included in the book by N. A. Nadezhdina (1905-1992) Partisan Lara , written in 1963 and telling about the girl Lara, who died in a partisan battle with the fascist occupiers in the Tver forests in 1943.

to conduct sabotage activities on the railway.

Lara also took part in the bombing of one of the trains, volunteering as an assistant to one of the demolition men who was tasked with blowing up the railway bridge across the Drissa River on the Polotsk - Nevel line . Already an experienced intelligence officer, Larisa this time completed the task assigned to her to collect information about the security regime of the bridge and the possibility of mining it. Thanks to Lara’s participation, it was possible to disable not only the bridge, but also the enemy train passing along it: the girl managed to convince the miner that at the right moment she would be able to get as close as possible to the bridge without the sentry noticing and light the fire fuse in front of the approaching train. Risking her life, she managed to accomplish her plan and move back safely. Subsequently, after the war, for this feat Larisa Mikheenko will be awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree (posthumously).

On November 2, 1943, Larisa and two other partisans went on reconnaissance to the village of Ignatovo and stayed in the house of a trusted person. While the partisans communicated with the owner of the house, Larisa remained outside to observe. Suddenly enemies appeared . As it turns out later, her uncle gave up the partisan turnout. Larisa managed to warn the men inside, but was captured herself. In the unequal battle that ensued, both partisans were killed. Larisa was brought to the hut for interrogation. Lara had a lemon hand grenade in her coat, which she decided to use. However, for some unknown reason, the grenade thrown by the girl at the patrol did not explode.

On November 4, 1943, Larisa Mikheenko was shot after interrogation, accompanied by torture and abuse. She was 15 years old. Posthumously awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree

Awarded:

Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree (posthumous)

Medal "Partisan of the Patriotic War" 1st class

In film:

The real biography of Larisa Mikheenko formed the basis of the feature film “ In That Distant Summer... ” directed by N. I. Lebedev , Lenfilm, 1974.