PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THE WOUNDED RESIDENTS OF THE SMOLENSK PROVINCE DURING THE RUSSIAN- JAPANESE WAR (1904-1905)

The article examines the organization of public assistance to wounded and sick soldiers who fought in the Far East during the Russian-Japanese War. The process of creating the Smolensk sanitary detachment and the contribution of the population of the Smolensk province to its organization and activities are analyzed, and the role of the zemstvo in this event is also explored. The article uses previously unpublished sources from the State Archives of the Smolensk Region (SASO).