Under the pseudonym "Viki".

During World War II, hundreds of Russians participated in the Resistance in the fight for France's independence and for the common cause of humanity. Among them were often representatives of ancient noble families. Young Russian émigrés also showed courage. One of them, Vera Apollonovna Obolenskaya, became a legend of the Allied Resistance. She was 29 years old when, in 1940, after the effective capture of France, she organized an underground group called the "Civil and Military Organization." In the underground, Obolenskaya received the pseudonym Viki and managed to establish contact with representatives of Charles de Gaulle.

Her underground activities spanned all of France. Scouts transmitted information to the Allies about the movements of German troops, the size of garrisons, and the locations of tank units. Additionally, the "Civil and Military Organization" freed prisoners, trained reserves, and helped scouts cross the front line. Associates noted that Viki had a unique memory and never wrote down important information to avoid capture.

The Nazis got on her trail due to a series of circumstances. In 1943, her close associate Roland Farjon was detained. During a search, a receipt for a phone in an apartment that was already under suspicion was found with him. There, radio equipment and a weapons cache were discovered.

The chain of investigations led to Obolenskaya's arrest. She was tortured in an attempt to sway her to the side of the fascists. "I, a Russian, have lived my whole life in France; I do not want to betray either my homeland or the country that sheltered me. But you Germans will never understand this," recalled her words during the interrogation by another Resistance member, Sofia Nosovich. Viki-Obolenskaya was taken to Berlin, where she was executed by guillotine. Posthumously, she was awarded the highest order of France, the Order of the Legion of Honor.