Municipal improvements and sanitary issues in towns in West Belarus area (1919–1939)

The article deals with the sanitary issues in West Belarus area during the inter-war period, as well as state and municipal governments’ efforts to improve the urban amenities. Financial difficulties of local authorities, underestimation of sanitary issues by the municipal officials, neglecting hygi...

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Main Author: Aleksandr Darkovich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cherepovets State University 2017-05-01
Series:Historia provinciae: журнал региональной истории
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Online Access:http://en.hpchsu.ru/archived-issues/the-journal-of-regional-history-v-1-no-1/municipal-improvements-and-sanitary-issues-in-towns-in-west-belarus-area-1919-1939/
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description The article deals with the sanitary issues in West Belarus area during the inter-war period, as well as state and municipal governments’ efforts to improve the urban amenities. Financial difficulties of local authorities, underestimation of sanitary issues by the municipal officials, neglecting hygiene standards by the local people were among the main factors that prevented them from overcoming the critically low level of hygiene and sanitation. These are analyzed based on the archival materials.
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spelling doaj.art-b0a9adea435f49f2a5e4b5b78d85b6e92022-12-22T00:02:27ZengCherepovets State UniversityHistoria provinciae: журнал региональной истории2587-83442017-05-0111728610.23859/2587-8352-2017-1-1-5Municipal improvements and sanitary issues in towns in West Belarus area (1919–1939) Aleksandr Darkovich0The Economy Research Institute of the Ministry of Economy Minsk, BelarusThe article deals with the sanitary issues in West Belarus area during the inter-war period, as well as state and municipal governments’ efforts to improve the urban amenities. Financial difficulties of local authorities, underestimation of sanitary issues by the municipal officials, neglecting hygiene standards by the local people were among the main factors that prevented them from overcoming the critically low level of hygiene and sanitation. These are analyzed based on the archival materials.http://en.hpchsu.ru/archived-issues/the-journal-of-regional-history-v-1-no-1/municipal-improvements-and-sanitary-issues-in-towns-in-west-belarus-area-1919-1939/sanitationimprovementtown governmentwest belarus area
spellingShingle Aleksandr Darkovich
Municipal improvements and sanitary issues in towns in West Belarus area (1919–1939)
Historia provinciae: журнал региональной истории
sanitation
improvement
town government
west belarus area
title Municipal improvements and sanitary issues in towns in West Belarus area (1919–1939)
title_full Municipal improvements and sanitary issues in towns in West Belarus area (1919–1939)
title_fullStr Municipal improvements and sanitary issues in towns in West Belarus area (1919–1939)
title_full_unstemmed Municipal improvements and sanitary issues in towns in West Belarus area (1919–1939)
title_short Municipal improvements and sanitary issues in towns in West Belarus area (1919–1939)
title_sort municipal improvements and sanitary issues in towns in west belarus area 1919 1939
topic sanitation
improvement
town government
west belarus area
url http://en.hpchsu.ru/archived-issues/the-journal-of-regional-history-v-1-no-1/municipal-improvements-and-sanitary-issues-in-towns-in-west-belarus-area-1919-1939/
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