00:00escape, or protection from violence. How do the trapped fight back? Today we are diving into the
00:07staggering chilling legacy of Madame Popova, a woman who ran a subterranean disposal service
00:14for abused wives across Russia for over 30 years. Operating quietly from Samara from roughly 1879
00:26until her arrest in 1909, Madame Popova was an aristocratic plotter or she was not, excuse me,
00:36an aristocratic plotter or a theatrical sorceress. Outwardly, she appeared as a severe no-nonsense
00:43matriarch of modest means, but beneath that ordinary facade ran one of the most efficient
00:49long-running covert operations in criminal history. In rural and provincial Russia under the Tsars,
00:56a peasant woman locked in a brutal marriage had no legal recourse. The Orthodox Church refused
01:02divorces, local magistrates turned a blind eye to domestic violence, and a fleeing wife was usually
01:08dragged back home by the authorities. Popova recognized this desperate vacuum and turned it
01:14into an enterprise. Women would travel for miles around, seeking her out through whispers and
01:20underground networks. They came with bruised faces, broken bones, and quiet desperation. Popova didn't offer
01:28sympathy. She offered operational solutions.
01:32Mandations.
01:33Mandations.
01:33Before you see, Knew.
01:33B"!
01:34How do you know I'm an rainforest- which is간htirt water ahma a
01:35P。
01:35Yoda pentág thermal security.
01:35I guess I might have a cult flag on the truth but now Mika
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