Alyona
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Alyona (Erzyan: Эрзямассонь Олёна, Russian: Алёна, surname is unknown, ? - 1670) was an Erzyan female ataman during the Peasant Revolt in Russia under the leadership of Stepan Razin. A peasant by birth from the Vyezdnaya sloboda of Arzamas, she was an elderly nun ("старица") before becoming an ataman. She commanded a detachment of about 600 men and participated in the capture of Temnikov in 1670. She was burned at the stake.
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