УДК 614.2+94(470.345)

EDN VWCJBO

 

Original article

 

The Formation of Soviet Healthcare (on the example of Temnikovsky District of Tambov province)

Guseva T. M., Zadkova T. Yu., Pershin S. V., Mikhailova E. M.

 

Abstract

Introduction. The article examines some aspects of the development of healthcare in the Temnikovsky district of Tambov province in the first post-revolutionary years, analyzes the fight against epidemic diseases, and examines the financing of medical institutions.

Materials and methods. The main materials for writing the article were documents extracted from the funds of the Central State Archive of the Republic of Mordovia. In the course of the work, the principles of scientific objectivity and historicism were used, as well as systematic, retrospective and problem-chronological methods.

Results and discussion. The formation of the Soviet health care system in counties and county towns took place in difficult socio-economic conditions of the Civil War. The level of sanitary conditions was extremely low, and epidemics of typhus and “Spanish flu” were rampant in many regions of Russia. The situation in healthcare was complicated by the fact that there were not enough medical workers, hospitals, medicines were missing, pharmacies were closed. In order to change the situation, it was necessary to establish a new, unified healthcare system.

Conclusion. During the Civil War, the beginning of a unified state, centralized health care system was laid, which provided the population with the necessary medical care. The work in the field of healthcare carried out in the early years of Soviet power in Temnikovsky district of Tambov province had the main positive result: despite low funding and lack of qualified medical personnel, it was possible to cope with the raging epidemics of infectious diseases.

Keywords: Temnikovsky district, healthcare, epidemic, hospital, outpatient clinic, paramedic station

For citation: Guseva TM, Zadkova TYu, Pershin SV, Mikhailova EM. The Formation of Soviet Healthcare (on the example of Temnikovsky District of Tambov province). Bulletin of the Research Institute of the Humanities by the Government of the Republic of Mordovia. 2024;16(4):26—37. EDN VWCJBO

 

REFERENCES

 

1. Ashirov RS, Frolov AF. Healthcare and Health Indicators of the Population of Mordovia. Saransk;1995. (In Russ.)

2. Gibadullina AD. Medical Care of the Family in Bashkiria in the Mid-1980s — Early 1990s Bulletin of the Research Institute of Humanities by the Government of the Republic of Mordovia. 2023;(4):123—136. URL: https://vestnikniign.ru/gallery/V-4-2023-st10.pdf (In Russ.)

3. Guseva TM, Zadkova TYu. “The Nerve of Temnikovtsevʼs Life is the Main…”: About the Life and Work of the Famous Surgeon A. I. Rudyavsky. Center and Periphery. 2023;(4):93—101. URL: https://centrniign.ru/gallery/C-4-2023-st11.pdf (In Russ.)

4. Lukyanova TV, Semeleva EV. The role of the first professorial staff of the medical faculty of Moscow State University named after N. P. Ogarev in the training of personnel for scientific and practical medicine of Mordovia. Center and Periphery. 2023;(3):111—118. URL: https://centrniign.ru/gallery/C-3-2023-st12.pdf (In Russ.)

5. Mirsky MB. Medicine of Russia of the X — XX Centuries: Essays on History. Moscow;2005. (In Russ.)

6. Nazarkin NYa. Population and Health Protection in Mordovia. Saransk;1973. (In Russ.)

7. Petrov BD. Essays on the History of Soviet Medicine. Moscow;1962. (In Russ.)

8. Solovyov ZP. The Construction of Soviet Healthcare. Moscow;1932. (In Russ.)

9. Yushkin YuI. The Development of Healthcare in Mordovia for 30 Years (1917 — 1947). Collection of scientific works of doctors of the Mordovian ASSR: to the 30th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. Saransk;1948:3—34. (In Russ.)

 

The article was submitted 03.10.2024; approved after reviewing 31.10.2024; accepted for publication 07.11.2024.

 

Information about the authors:

Tatyana M. Guseva, Chief Researcher — Head of the Department of History of the Research Institute of Humanities by the Government of the Republic of Mordovia (3 L. Tolstogo Str., Saransk 430005, Russia), Doctor of Historical Sciences, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7417-6664, tatiana. guseva@mail.ru

Tatiana Yu. Zadkova, Senior Researcher of Department of Theory and History of Culture of the Research Institute of Humanities by the Government of the Republic of Mordovia (3 L. Tolstogo Str., Saransk 430005, Russia), Candidate of Historical Sciences, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1420-3661, tatyana.25.01@mail.ru

Sergey V. Pershin, Leading Researcher of Department of History of the Research Institute of Humanities by the Government of the Republic of Mordovia (3 L. Tolstogo Str., Saransk 430005, Russia); Professor of the Department of Economic History and Information Technologies of National Research Mordovia State University (68 Bolshevistskaya Str., Saransk 430005, Russia), Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9405-7005, Pers99@inbox.ru

Elizaveta M. Mikhailova, Head of the Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines of Cheboksary Cooperative Institute (branch) Russian University of Cooperation (24 M. Gorky Ave., Cheboksary 428025, Russia), Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6035-9571, lizamem@yandex.ru

 

Contribution of the authors:

Guseva T. M. — concept development, methodology development and literature analysis;

Zadkova T. Y. — collection of materials, writing the initial version of the article;

Pershin S. V. — critical analysis and scientific editing of the text;

Mikhailova E. M. — scientific text editing.

 

Conflict of interests: the authors declare no conflict of interests.

 

The authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.