Личное учетное дело спецпереселенца (выселенца) как исторический источник по изучению депортации калмыцкого народа

Abstract

Introduction. This article is devoted to a source-based analysis of the personal records of special settlers (evictees) of Kalmyks who were in forced exile in the eastern regions of the country. Without taking into account the content of these archival materials, the research on the life of Kalmyks in exile without the right to return to their former place of residence seems incomplete and unrepresentative, despite the existing wide range of historical sources. To fill this gap, the article analyzes this source based on the material of the personal records of special settlers (evictees) — Kalmyks who lived during exile on the Altai Territory. The purpose of this study is to study the composition and content of documents related to the personal account of a special settler. Results. The personal record of the special settler (evictee) is a valuable, unique and representative historical source, the informative possibilities of which are still not really in demand by researchers who study the deportation of the Kalmyk people. This source has not been used to date in the study of the history of the deportation of the Kalmyk people in the period from 1943–1957. At the same time, the personal record of the special settler (evictee) has a high source potential, since it can be used as the main source for compiling a prosopographic portrait of the special settler-Kalmyk. In addition, this source will give an opportunity to characterize the features of demographic and migration processes of Kalmyk special settlers during the period of exile.