Russian Prisoners of War in the Territory of the Republic of Slovenia between 1914 and 1918

Abstract

Presented are the fates of Russian prisoners of war who were starting to come to the territory of the Republic of Slovenia already in september, 1914. Until the end of the war, military and civi- lian authorities used them not only as workers building strategic military objects but also in agriculture and industry where, due to the war, there was a shortage of manpower. Since the principal sources that would help establish the exact number of russian prisoners on slovene soil is inaccessible their approximate estimate is between 20, 000 and 30, 000 people.