Zoya Anatolyevna Kosmodemyanskaya[1] (Russian: Зо́я Анато́льевна Космодемья́нская, IPA: [ˈzojə kəsmədʲɪˈmʲjanskəjə]; September 13, 1923 – November 29, 1941) was a Soviet partisan,[2] and recipient of the Hero of the Soviet Union (awarded posthumously).[3] She was one of the most revered heroines of the Soviet Union.[4]