Militsa Nechkina

Militsa Vasilyevna Nechkina (Russian: Милица Васильевна Нечкина; 24 February 1899 – 16 May 1985) was a Soviet historian.

She began teaching history at Moscow State University in 1924 and became a doctor of historical sciences in 1936.

She wrote articles for the press and often visited soldiers in hospitals and academies to tell them stories she believed would boost morale.

Nechkina was particularly conflicted on how to describe the 1812 French invasion of Russia, which resulted in the fire of Moscow.

While reviewing his book about Decembrist revolutionary Michael Lunin, she chose not to criticize it for its sympathy to legalism and neoliberalism as an alternative to revolution, instead challenging it for its emphasis on individuals rather than societal aspects such as serfdom.