{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Stalin Gives Mariya a Tank","description":"When Mariya Oktyabrskaya\u2019s husband was killed fighting the Nazis, she didn\u2019t just mourn\u2014she took action. Selling everything she owned, she wrote directly to Joseph Stalin with an extraordinary request: let her fund a tank\u2026 and drive it into battle herself. Amazingly, Stalin said yes. What followed was one of the most remarkable\u2014and overlooked\u2014stories of World War II. Trained as a mechanic and tanker, Mariya took to the front lines in her self-funded T-34, repairing it under fire and fighting with a determination fueled by personal loss. SUPPORT THE SHOW:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/HistoryShortsPodcast ADVERTISE:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com\/advertise&amp;nbsp; LEARN MORE:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com\/ SPONSORED BY:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.podcastrepublic.net\/get-it-now&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"History Shorts","author_url":"https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40611545\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200067755"}