Marusya Churai, (1628? - 1653?)

Short name	Marusya Churai,
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First name	Marusya
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Alternative name	Маруся Чурай Mar'ya Gordeyevna Марья Гордеевна Marusia Marusja Čuraj Mar'ja Gordeevna Mar'ia Gordeevna
Date of birth	1628?
Date of death	1653?
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Sex	Female
Place of birth	Poltava (UKR)
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Lived in	Russia , Ukraine
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Bibliography	mentioned in: Golitsyn, Slovar', 1892 (272-73)
Provisional Notes	Golitsyn gives birthdate as 1628 and death date as "after 1648" . Semi-legendary singer-songwriter; no precise evidence of authorship exists, though several folk songs in both Russian and Ukrainian are sometimes attributed to her. Marusya became a popular folk hero during the 19th century when a number of Russian and Ukrainian literary texts dramatized her role in the struggle for independence from Poland.

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Place(s) of Residence	Russia , Ukraine

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