Sophia Nikitina, died on way to place of exile

Sophia Nikitina, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left.
Sophia Nikitina was a young girl attending school in Kiev when she was banished as an administrative exile to Eastern Siberia. Having traveled approximately 3000 miles of her journey, she contracted typhus in one of the etapes. Forced to continue her journey, she died in Achinsk prison.
Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080).
Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.