THE STATE AND SOCIETY CARE FOR SOLDIERS’ CHILDREN IN WESTERN SIBERIA DURING WORLD WAR I
Based on archival material and published sources, the article examines the process of helping children in Western Siberia whose fathers were conscripted into the military service during World War I. Based on a wide range of representative historical sources, the author analyzed the attitude of the government and the public to the problem of providing assistance to soldiers’ children. The paper describes various aspects of supporting children of the defenders of the Fatherland both from the state and from public organizations. Thanks to these efforts, it was possible to noticeably change for the better the material situation of many soldiers’ children, to provide them with the opportunity to get an education.