CHANGES IN THE ANTHROPOMETRIC PORTRAIT OF A RECRUIT IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY (BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF THE PENZA PROVINCE)

The article describes the indicators of a database compiled on the basis of formal recruit lists. There have been changes in the appearance of the recruit for half a century. Based on the information received, a portrait of an average recruit of the early 19th century in the Penza province was compiled.