Valentina Shevchenko posted Victory Day tributes featuring photographs of legendary Soviet female pilots she had mentioned six weeks earlier. The pilots honored include Marina Raskova, Valeria Khomyakova, Lidia Litvyak, Ekaterina Budanova, and Valentina Grizodubova. These women were renowned aviators who served during World War II. The post commemorates Victory Day, a major Russian holiday celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945.





