In article, the fleeing problem during World War I on the example of the Astrakhan province is investigated. Introduction in a scientific turn of a complex not studied before sources of regional character allows to characterize features of realization of governmental policy on places, activity of public organizations concerning refugees, to analyze quantitative, national, gender, other aspects of refugee movement, to consider questions of relationship of refugees with local population, carrying out leisure, etc.

In article, the fleeing problem during World War I on the example of the Astrakhan province is investigated. Introduction in a scientific turn of a complex not studied before sources of regional character allows to characterize features of realization of governmental policy on places, activity of public organizations concerning refugees, to analyze quantitative, national, gender, other aspects of refugee movement, to consider questions of relationship of refugees with local population, carrying out leisure, etc.