Izvestiya of Saratov University.
History. International Relations
ISSN 1819-4907 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1913 (Online)

холера

Cholera in the Lower Volga region: From the history of cholera epidemics in Russia in the 1820s and 1830s

The article is devoted to the history of cholera epidemics in the Russian Empire in the 20–30s of the XIX century with an emphasis on the events in the Lower Volga region in 1830–1831.

Агонизирующее Нижнее Поволжье: к вопросу истории холерных эпидемий в России в 1820 – 1830-ые годы

Статья посвящена истории холерных эпидемий в Российской империи в 20-30-ые годы XIX столетия с акцентом на события в Нижнем Поволжье в 1830-1831 гг. Работая с уникальными архивными материалами, авторы сделали попытку восстановить хронологию тех тревожных событий от появления нулевого пациента в 1830 году в предместьях Астрахани до разрастания эпидемии за пределы Астраханской губернии в Нижнем Поволжье, стараясь найти ответ на вопрос, почему вторая эпидемия холеры, начавшаяся снова на Волге, приобрела такой масштаб в столь короткий срок.

The formation of medical microbiology in Russia and the problem of cholera, 1885–1910

The article is devoted to the history of formation of medical microbiology in Tsarist Russia. Since 1885 the first enthusiasts of «germ theory» in Russia with supporting of science patrons began to develop it in Odessa and St. Petersburg. The particular international type of scientific culture, which was embodied in the activity of bacteriological laboratories, is formed, but it had the local peculiarities. The microorganisms’ investigations in Russia at the end of 1880s were far from the interests of physicians.

Public Health and the Cholera Vibrio: Russian Empire, Medicine and Bacteriology of Early XX Century in the Face of Cholera Danger

The article is devoted to the early history of formation of Russian health care, which is related with to the efforts of tsarist government to develop the measures of defense of empire against epidemics. Taking of cholera regulations in 1903 gave occasion for straining of relations between the government and the liberal medical community, which has realized the extraneousness of tsarist policy to their professional interests.