María Leontievna Bochkareva was a Russian soldier who fought in World War I and formed the Women's Battalion. She was the first Russian woman to command a military unit.

Tomsk is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, located on the Tom River. Population: 556,478 (2021 Census); 524,669 (2010 Russian census); 487,838 (2002 Census); 501,963 (1989 Soviet census).