Night Witches
Natalya completed two years at Moscow State University before re-enlisting in the military in 1947. From 1948 to 1957 she studied at the Military Institute of Foreign Languages and subsequently worked as a translator before retiring. She became a member of the Union of Soviet Writers in 1972. Several schools are named after her in Smolensk, Poltava, Stavropol and other cities. Shortly before her death she co-authored a book with her colleague from the regiment Irina Rakobolskaya titled "Нас называли ночными ведьмами" ("We Were Called Night Witches") about the regiment's experiences during the war. On 5 June 2005, she died in Moscow and was buried in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.