Conscription in France, справка
Jan. 5th, 2013 09:08 amFrance was the first modern nation state to introduce universal military conscription as a condition of citizenship. This was done in order to provide manpower for the country's military at the time of the French Revolution. Conscription continued in various forms for two hundred years until being finally phased out between 1996 and 2001.
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Date: 2013-01-05 06:24 pm (UTC)У итальянцев похожая история, хотя в Италии кажется коррупции было поболее чтоб отвертеться.