Польский аспект в реализации указа о бессрочных отпусках для нижних чинов Российской армии в 30–50-е годы XIX века на примере Отдельного Кавказского корпуса
The Polish Aspect in the Implementation of the Decree on Unlimited Leave for the Lower Ranks of the Russian Army in the 1830−50s Based on the Example of the Independent Caucasian Corps

Summary/Abstract: This article describes the reasons, principles and nature of the implementation of the tsar’s decree on early leave for lower ranks in the Russian army. At the same time, an attempt was made to trace the fate of Poles who found themselves in the Caucasus during the period of the active armed confrontation of Russia with various hostile mountain peoples. It explains the motives of the military command, who refused to leave the Polish Kingdom to resign from service, despite their long presence with the troops and the conscientious performance of their duties. Based on the identified documents and an analysis, it is concluded that the Poles became hostages of their high educational level and cultural development. This was especially true of the lower ranks of the army which, in Russia, with rare exceptions, were literate, not to mention having higher education. Polish nobles and bourgeoisie, sent as recruits to the Russian army in the Caucasus, became a valuable gift to the local command, which were not to be refused.

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