THE ARMY BECAME THE REVOLUTIONARY SCHOOL FOR THEM
The article deals with the role of military service in the revolutionary way of the natives of Mordovia before and during the revolution of 1917. The survey analyzes the publications of the regional press on the eve and in the year of the fiftieth anniversary of the great Russian revolution. It is noted that military service and hardship in childhood and youth became an important stimulus in the final revolutionary choice of the natives of Mordovia region and provided an active participation in the events of the revolution and civil war.