IRRETRIEVABLE HUMAN LOSSES OF KUIBYSHEV (SAMARA) REGION DURING THE “COLD WAR” (1946-1991): SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
The article studies the irretrievable human losses of Kuibyshev (now Samara) region in local conflicts of the second half of the twentieth century. Using interdisciplinary research methods, the author conducted a socio-demographic analysis of the “Book of Memory of Samara region residents who perished in local military conflicts”, which revealed the following characteristics of an international soldier: age, place of birth, cause of death, service life, education, profession, military rank, type of service, awards, and hobbies. The study is an attempt to understand the losses of military personnel suffered by the region during the “cold war” and to create a collective portrait of an internationalist warrior.