Features of the organization of management of local troops of the East-Siberian Military District in 1865-1884
The article is devoted to the features of the organization of command and control of the troops of the East-Siberian Military District. The stages of development of local troops, the deployment of units as well as their control system in 1865-1884 are considered. The causes and course of military policy in Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East are analyzed. The administrative role of the chief of local troops and the provincial military commanders of the Irkutsk and Yenisei provinces, the military governors of the Trans-Baikal, Amur and Primorsky regions were established. As sources there were used regulatory documents (Full Laws of the Russian-Siberian Academy of Communications and Informatics) as well as archival documents (service records of personnel), reference materials (address-calendars and memorable books), and research literature (monographs and scientific articles); information from electronic resources (Internet). In July - October 1882, the Irkutsk provincial military commander conducted an inspection of local troops. According to its results an order was given, which most informative fragments are given in the article. The commander checked the appearance, combat skills, state of the guard and convoy service, organization of training of soldiers. A detailed assessment of uniforms and ammunition, the barracks fund and the food, office work and reporting. Local troops contributed to the mobilization readiness of the Russian Army.