Talk:Manshuk Mametova

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 * Statue of Aliya Moldagulova and Manshuk Mametova, Almaty, Kazakhstan.jpg

Biased sources for "Last Stand" (section removal?)
The sources listed that provide "evidence" for Mametova's last stand are dodgy. They provide no primary sources of witness testimonials (for either side), dated records of body counts and equipment captured, etc. They also use biased language in order to paint Mametova as a "hero". For example, she "defeated fascists to the last spark of life" (source [2], https://web.archive.org/web/20190327193623/https://e-history.kz/en/project/view/4?type=publications&material_id=962) and "the brave Komsomol member was mortally wounded, but until her last breath she continued to destroy Nazis..." (source [4]). This hurts the supposed credibility of her actions.

Perhaps consider removing the section or adding a disclaimer that the evidence for Mametova's "last stand" is weak, and the whole thing is likely Soviet propaganda.

HarrieDeStanton (talk) 22:41, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * There are no reliable sources that claim Mametova's last stand was Soviet propaganda. Casualty reports of her division as well as other official documents such as her Hero of the Soviet Union nomination are consistent with the text in the section. Unless you have something strong of reliable sourcing that casts legitimate doubt, this is nothing more than speculation and original research, which cannot be on Wikipedia.--PlanespotterA320 (talk) 22:55, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * P.S. The fact that Женщины - Герои Советского Союза и России by Andrey Simonov and Svetlana Chudinova (the gold standard of encyclopedias on this subject), which does not hesistate to debunk actual instances of Soviet propaganda and myths (like the sketchy claims that Yeketerina Zelenko did an aerial ramming and the false notion that Yekaterina Budanova was a flying ace), reports Mametova's feat exactly how it is described in this article. That is sufficient evidence that Mametova's feat is legit.--PlanespotterA320 (talk) 23:01, 7 November 2021 (UTC)