«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «ISTORIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «HISTORY»
ISSN 2222-9124 (Print)

List of issues > Series «History». 2023. Vol 46

Everyday Life of Irkutsk Residents in 1918: The Czechoslovak Regiment in the City and the Attitude of Local Residents Towards the Czechs

Author(s)
A. V. Saranchuk
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to examine the influence of the Czechoslovak Regiment on the daily life of Irkutsk residents. The article gives an idea of the changes that the soldiers of the Czechoslovak regiment made to the daily life of Irkutsk residents during the Civil War, how different segments of the population reacted to their entry into the city, how they treated the soldiers of the regiment. The article also discusses the issue of the relationship of the local Irkutsk population with soldiers. Much attention in this context is paid to the relationship between soldiers and female representatives of Irkutsk, who showed special interest in them. At the end of the article, conclusions are given that the arrival of soldiers of the Czechoslovak regiment was perceived quite positively by Irkutsk residents and had a great impact on their daily lives.
About the Authors
Saranchuk Andrey Vitalievich, Postgraduate, Irkutsk State University, 1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation, e-mail: Andrey_Saranchuk@mail.ru
For citation
Saranchuk A.V. Everyday Life of Irkutsk Residents in 1918: The Czechoslovak Regiment in the City and the Attitude of Local Residents Towards the Czechs. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2023, vol. 46, pp. 61-65. https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2023.46.61 (in Russian)
Keywords
Czechoslovak regiment, Irkutsk, Civil War, everyday life, everyday life.
UDC
908
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2023.46.61
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