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This book covers in detail three important topics concerning Soviet medicine in the World War II era. First, it examines Soviet healthcare during World War II in terms of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and the medical/surgical instruments available. Second, the book is a study of how a mid-level sector of the Soviet economy performed in 1938 (the last peace-time year), during the first two years of the war, and during the Great Patriotic War. Third, through interviews with Soviet citizens and information in pharmacology journals, this study unpacks the use of narodnaia meditsina—a popular form of homemade medicine that pharmacists and physicians used to compensate for wartime shortages.
Mary Schaeffer Conroy is Professor Emerita of the University of Colorado at Denver. She received her Ph.D. in Russian history from Indiana University.
Part 1 Figures and TablesPart 2 PrefacePart 3 AcknowledgmentsChapter 4 IntroductionPart 5 I: On the Eve: 1938Chapter 6 Sickness in Soviet Health CarePart 7 II: The First Phase of World War II: 1939 to June 22, 1941Chapter 8 War! Medical HardwareChapter 9 Vaccines and Pharmaceuticals during the First Two Years of World War IIChapter 10 At the Apteka during the First Two Years of World War IIChapter 11 Pharmacologists Investigate Narodnaia Meditsina and Phages during the First Two Years of World War IIPart 12 III: The Great Patriotic War: June 22, 1941-1945Chapter 13 Production of Pharmaceuticals during the First Two Years of the Great Patriotic War, 1941-1943Chapter 14 Points of Light? Production and Foreign Assistance, 1943-1945Chapter 15 At the Apteka during the Great Patriotic WarChapter 16 Narodnaia Meditsina during the Great Patriotic WarChapter 17 Reforming the Pharmacy Sector: Ideas from Below and Their FatePart 18 BibliographyPart 19 Index
For those with an interest in Soviet medical care or a general interest in the history of pharmaceuticals... this book is crucial. Conroy's meticulous reasearch and skillful use of archival material, interviews, and Soviet and western journals make for a very rich text.... It is certainly a must read for those interested in the history of Soviet medical care.