Особенности социальной защиты ветеранов военной службы в Российской империи в XVIII – начале ХХ в. [The Peculiarities of Social Welfare for Military Service Veterans in the Russian Empire, XVIIIth through early XXth Centuries]

The article reconstructs the peculiarities of the relationship between authority, society, social environment and military veterans from XVIIIth to early XXth centuries. It examines the system of social protection of retired and disabled soldiers and the opportunities of former soldier’s social adaptation to civil society. The author investigates family relations, everyday life and deviation of military veterans. Consideration is given to military veterans’ sentiments and psychology.