Sariya Lakoba
Sariya Lakoba | |
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| Сария Лакоба (Russian) | |
| Born | Sariya Dzhikh-Ogly 1904 |
| Died | 16 May 1939 (aged 34–35) |
| Education | Self-educated |
| Known for | Resistance against the NKVD during the Great Purge |
| Spouse | Nestor Lakoba (m. 1921) |
| Children | Rauf Lakoba |
Sariya Akhmedovna Lakoba (Russian: Сария Ахмедовна Лакоба; née Dzhikh-Ogly; 1904 – 16 May 1939) was a Soviet woman and a victim of the Great Purge. Born into a wealthy Adjarian noble family in Batum, she was raised in a conservative Muslim household. Although she never finished formal schooling, she was a self-educated polyglot who spoke several languages and was an avid collector of literature.