In Russia, rank - and - file wages were kept very low, and throughout the period Russian regiments supplied many of their own needs, a high proportion of ‘ soldiers’ serving as tailors, carpenters, cobblers, and so forth.
In Russia, ordinary members wages were kept very low, and throughout the period Russian regiments supplied many of their own needs, a high proportion of ‘ soldiers’ serving as tailors, carpenters, cobblers, and so forth.