Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1819-4907 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1913 (Online)


towns of the Saratov province

«A Petition Submitted for Being Attached among Commoners» (War Prisoners of the Great Army in the Towns of the Saratov Province)

The article is devoted to the fate of the war prisoners of Napoleon’s Great army, who settled in the towns of the Saratov province. Their number, conditions of reception and accommodation are considered, as well as the features of this wave of emigration and its impact on the local community.