P.P. Shcherbinin, Voennyi factor v povsednevnoi zhizni russkoi zhenshcheny v XVIII?nachale XX v....

The impact of war and military service on the daily lives of women from the eighteenth century to the end of the Imperial period is the topic that Shcherbinin brings to light in this path breaking study. This topic has not been studied in historiography hence the author takes on an enormously significant task, considering the role of the military in Imperial society, with firm authority through his extensive yet judicious use of sources. Because of his comprehensive bibliography, readers can immediately ascertain that the author has worked extensively in relevant archives and perhaps more significantly (if not turgidly) in appropriate legal sources and military regulations that cover the two centuries under examination in this study. In addition, Shcherbinin makes extensive use of the periodic press, academic journals, memoir... [read full story]