About the book: 2005 / Two editions of the book "The Old Army" (1929 and 1931) are devoted to various aspects of the life of the Russian Army from the 90s of the 19th century to First World War. In the memoirs of a career officer, vivid pictures of the life and everyday life of the military environment appear - from the cadet school to the Academy of the General Staff, from service in an artillery brigade in a seedy place on the western border of the Empire to military reviews in the capital St. Petersburg. The author's observations about the relationship between the Army and the public on the eve of the 1905 revolution and the Great War seem very valuable. The alienation of the educated layer of Russian society from the Army subsequently turned into an irreparable tragedy for the entire country.