Volunteers in the Nizhny Novgorod reserve militia 1812–1813

This article discusses the features of the volunteer movement to join the Nizhny Novgorod reserve militia of 1812-1813, assembled in connection with the events of the Patriotic War of 1812. Based on the documents of the Central Archive of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, the total number of volunteers was revealed and conclusions were drawn about the trends in the development of the volunteer movement in this era.