The Soviet Nomenclature: From Professional Revolutionaries to Quasi Elite (Remarks on a Current Discussion)

Letters from the frontline are an integral part of the military history of any country. They are a first-person account of the course of the war, as in them the servicemen described their daily lives and experiences, along with their hopes for peace and return to their homelands. Such important evidence is represented by the frontline letters of the reserve officer of 10 infantry Rhodope Regiment Krustyu Kirimov, who served during the two Balkan Wars 1912-1913. The letters - 52 in total - were donated to the Regional History Museum – Haskovo in 2022 and a part of them have already been published in the anniversary collection of the museum in Svilengrad in 2023.