During the Second World War, approximately 28,500 Soviet women fought in the ranks of the partisans on Soviet territory temporarily occupied by the Wehrmacht. Although Soviet propaganda destined for the home front often spoke about their contributions, they eschewed direct appeals for others to follow in their footsteps. In contrast, partisan leaflets distributed across occupied territory overtly called on local women to join the partisan movement and fight alongside men. This essay explores how Soviet propagandists attempted to engage with local women on occupied territory through partisan leaflets and the kinds of expectations they sought to convey. Partisan leaflets not only exploited the image of the self-sacrificing partizanka to encourage women to sacrifice themselves but also vividly and graphically detailed crimes committed against women and children in order to inspire hatred. Such depictions were meant to steal the resolve of local civilians, while simultaneously discouraging behavior that was thought to aid the enemy. The representations conveyed in partisan leaflets encouraged a duality that saw women portrayed either as Soviet-style amazons or victims of sexual violence and rape. While promoting partisan recruitment, such representations encouraged unrealistic expectations and foreshadowed the violence that awaited women who failed to live up to them.

在第二次世界大战期间，大约28,500名苏联妇女在由德国国防军暂时占领的苏联领土上的游击队中参战。尽管发往本国的苏联宣传经常谈到他们的贡献，但他们回避直接呼吁其他国家效仿他们的脚步。相反，散布在占领区的党派传单公开呼吁当地妇女参加党派运动并与男子并肩作战。本文探讨苏联宣传主义者如何通过游击队传单与被占领领土上的当地妇女交往，以及她们试图传达的各种期望。党派传单不仅利用了自我牺牲的图像partizanka鼓励妇女牺牲自己，但也生动生动地描绘了针对妇女和儿童的犯罪行为，以激发仇恨。这种描写本意是在窃取当地平民的决心的同时，也阻止了被认为有助于敌人的行为。在党派传单中传达的陈述鼓励了双重性，使妇女被描绘成苏维埃式的亚马逊或性暴力和强奸的受害者。这些代表在促进游击队招募的同时，鼓舞了不切实际的期望，并预示了暴力，等待着未能辜负她们的妇女。