Employment documents in the cities of the Middle Volga region in the situation of the First World War as historical sources

The article contains an analysis of the texts of petitions related to job search in the system of urban economy and the information environment of the cities of the Middle Volga region in 1914-1918. The author reveals the components of the general form for writing petitions; analyzes approaches to justifying employment in petitions drawn up by representatives of various categories of the population of the cities of the Volga region; indicates the linguistic features of the petitions characteristic of representatives of different social groups. As a result, the author managed to identify trends in motivation when applying for a job, which were typical for representatives of a certain social environment and were expressed in justifying the need for employment.