ON METHODS OF COMBATING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY IN THE 1930s (THE CASE OF ZHYTOMYR REGIMENT)
The article highlights the activities of local authorities in the Khotyn district of the Bessarabian region of the Russian Empire in the context of the general fight against sexually transmitted diseases in the first half of the nineteenth century. The author clarified the opinion of some moder...
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highlights the activities of local authorities in the Khotyn district of
the Bessarabian region of the Russian Empire in the context of the
general fight against sexually transmitted diseases in the first half
of the nineteenth century. The author clarified the opinion of some
modern researchers that the problem of the epidemic of sexually
transmitted diseases in the Russian Empire was exacerbated not in
the 1840s, but immediately after the end of the Russian-Turkish
War of 1828-1829. Research methods. Comparative-historical,
problem-chronological and statistical methods of research have
been applied. Scientific novelty. A little-known episode from the
history of the Zhytomyr Regiment of Chasseurs of the Russian
Army during its stay in Khotyn in 1836-1837 is reflected. Given
example from the history of the fight against sexually transmitted
diseases in the 1830s confirmed the author’s opinion that these
diseases were of danger not only to the Russian army personnel but
also to the civilian population in the places of permanent deploy-
ment of military units, in particular in the Khotyn povit and the
border areas of the Austrian Empire. Since there were no positive
methods in the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases in the
nineteenth century the only method of combating them was the
system of preventive and anti-epidemic measures, the effectiveness
of which was determined by the coordinated activities of local
authorities and military command, the introduction of strict state
sanitary and hygienic control in the field of prostitution regulation.
Conclusions. It is proved that the organizational measures of F.K
Shirman, a chief of the 14th infantry division, regarding localiza-
tion of the epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases among the
soldiers of the Zhytomyr Regiment corresponded to the contempo-
rary ideas of that time in this field of medical knowledge, which
were formulated by the famous Russian epidemiologist R.S.
Chetyrkin in 1834. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff38ed234b014932b8f5ef367bbc96912022-12-22T03:26:44ZengBukovinian State Medical universityАктуальні питання суспільних наук та історії медицини2311-98962411-61812020-06-012(26)374110.24061/2411-6181.2.2020.175ON METHODS OF COMBATING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY IN THE 1930s (THE CASE OF ZHYTOMYR REGIMENT)Alexander BEZAROV0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8467-0647Chernivtsi National University named after Yuriy FedkovychThe article highlights the activities of local authorities in the Khotyn district of the Bessarabian region of the Russian Empire in the context of the general fight against sexually transmitted diseases in the first half of the nineteenth century. The author clarified the opinion of some modern researchers that the problem of the epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases in the Russian Empire was exacerbated not in the 1840s, but immediately after the end of the Russian-Turkish War of 1828-1829. Research methods. Comparative-historical, problem-chronological and statistical methods of research have been applied. Scientific novelty. A little-known episode from the history of the Zhytomyr Regiment of Chasseurs of the Russian Army during its stay in Khotyn in 1836-1837 is reflected. Given example from the history of the fight against sexually transmitted diseases in the 1830s confirmed the author’s opinion that these diseases were of danger not only to the Russian army personnel but also to the civilian population in the places of permanent deploy- ment of military units, in particular in the Khotyn povit and the border areas of the Austrian Empire. Since there were no positive methods in the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases in the nineteenth century the only method of combating them was the system of preventive and anti-epidemic measures, the effectiveness of which was determined by the coordinated activities of local authorities and military command, the introduction of strict state sanitary and hygienic control in the field of prostitution regulation. Conclusions. It is proved that the organizational measures of F.K Shirman, a chief of the 14th infantry division, regarding localiza- tion of the epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases among the soldiers of the Zhytomyr Regiment corresponded to the contempo- rary ideas of that time in this field of medical knowledge, which were formulated by the famous Russian epidemiologist R.S. Chetyrkin in 1834.https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=YnNtdS5lZHUudWF8YXBzbmltfGd4OjIxZmE1ZjhiYjcyMDZhYTQsexually transmitted diseases in the nineteenth centuryrussian armyzhytomyr regiment of chasseurskhotynbessarabiarussian empire |
| spellingShingle | Alexander BEZAROV ON METHODS OF COMBATING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY IN THE 1930s (THE CASE OF ZHYTOMYR REGIMENT) Актуальні питання суспільних наук та історії медицини sexually transmitted diseases in the nineteenth century russian army zhytomyr regiment of chasseurs khotyn bessarabia russian empire |
| title | ON METHODS OF COMBATING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY IN THE 1930s (THE CASE OF ZHYTOMYR REGIMENT) |
| title_full | ON METHODS OF COMBATING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY IN THE 1930s (THE CASE OF ZHYTOMYR REGIMENT) |
| title_fullStr | ON METHODS OF COMBATING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY IN THE 1930s (THE CASE OF ZHYTOMYR REGIMENT) |
| title_full_unstemmed | ON METHODS OF COMBATING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY IN THE 1930s (THE CASE OF ZHYTOMYR REGIMENT) |
| title_short | ON METHODS OF COMBATING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY IN THE 1930s (THE CASE OF ZHYTOMYR REGIMENT) |
| title_sort | on methods of combating sexually transmitted diseases in the russian army in the 1930s the case of zhytomyr regiment |
| topic | sexually transmitted diseases in the nineteenth century russian army zhytomyr regiment of chasseurs khotyn bessarabia russian empire |
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