Drunkenness and Disorder in the Imperial Russian Army
Journal: The Russian Review
Year: 2023

Abstract Drunkenness was a serious matter in the Imperial Russian military because of its potential to create disorder within an institution that was a central part of the disciplinary apparatus of the Russian Empire. Changes made to the military as part of the Great Reforms were intended to restore it to glory after its defeat in the Crimean War. Military disciplinary records from the late nineteenth century, however, demonstrate many of the problems that lay within this reformed military. Firs