Distribution of recruits into the troops (late XIX - early XX centuries)

The book continues the cycle of publications devoted to the issues of recruiting the Russian Imperial Army and the Russian Imperial Fleet with lower ranks. The described period of time - the last decades of the existence of the empire - the end of the XIX - early XX centuries.
In 1874, a general military service was introduced in Russia to replace the recruitment in Russia. As a result, the army has changed quantitatively and qualitatively. There were such problems that no one had even thought about before. The idea of ​​an "armed nation", which at first all the military minds of Europe grabbed, in fact turned out to be a Pandora"s box. All rulers believed that any problems can be solved by a simple arithmetic number - the larger the army, the better. It turned out that this is far from the case. A large number had to be served: constantly maintaining and updated, which required huge expenses and tremendous stress of forces. Society could not and cannot always be at war and constantly work on the army, especially since the army demanded the most close attention. In addition, society was not ready to solve its, purely civilian, problems, often simply shifting them to the military’s shoulders.
What led to the formation of the system of the "armed nation"? Where, when and why did it arise? What is the difference between the army of the recruitment period from the army of universal military service? How did the collapse of recruits take place in parts? What did relatives ask for in their petitions, upholstering the thresholds of the offices of military chiefs?
The answers to these and other questions are contained in this book