Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko was born as Lyudmila Belova on the 12th of July 1916 in the Ukrainian city of Bila Tserkva, then part of the Russian Empire. When she was 14, her family moved to Kiev. Her father was a member of the Communist Party and had served in the Red Army as a regimental commissar, earning the prestigious Order of the Red Banner.
In 1932, Lyudmila Pavlichenko married Alexei Pavlichenko, and the marriage produced one son. However, they soon divorced and Lyudmila returned to live with her parents.
In 1937, she enrolled at Kiev University to study history, aiming to become a scholar and teacher. While at the university, Pavlichenko was active on the track team, competing as a sprinter and pole vaulter. She also completed a six-month military-style sniping course, arranged by the Red Army.
The Second World War began on 1 September 1939 when Nazi Germany invaded Poland.
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