| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 379 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"This is the first detailed study of the standard of living of ordinary Russians following World War II. It examines urban living conditions under the Stalinist regime with a focus on the key issues of sanitation, access to safe water supplies, personal hygiene and anti-epidemic controls, diet and nutrition, and infant mortality. Comparing five key industrial regions, it shows that living conditions still lagged some fifty years behind Western European norms. Yet, despite this, the book reveals that the years preceding Stalin's death saw dramatic improvements in mortality rates thanks to the application of rigorous public health controls and Western medical innovations. While tracing these changes, the book also analyzes the impact that the absence of an adequate urban infrastructure had on peoples' daily lives and on the relationship between the Stalinist regime and the Russian people and, finally, how the Soviet experience compared to that of earlier industrializing societies"--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The impossible task: keeping cities clean; 2. Water; 3. Personal hygiene and epidemic control; 4. Diet and nutrition: the 1947 food crisis and its aftermath; 5. Infant mortality; Conclusion. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Quality of life -- Soviet Union.
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Quality of life. |
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Soviet Union. |
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Urban health -- Soviet Union.
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Urban health. |
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Urban sanitation -- Soviet Union.
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Urban sanitation. |
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Medical policy -- Soviet Union.
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Medical policy. |
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Hygiene -- Soviet Union.
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Hygiene. |
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City and town life -- Soviet Union.
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City and town life. |
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Industrialization -- Health aspects -- Soviet Union.
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Industrialization -- Health aspects. |
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Industrialization. |
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Soviet Union -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
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Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953.
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1925-1953 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Filtzer, Donald A. Hazards of urban life in late Stalinist Russia. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521113731 (DLC) 2010000024 (OCoLC)468978193 |
| ISBN |
9780511712654 (electronic book) |
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0511712650 (electronic book) |
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0511714734 (electronic book) |
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9780511714733 (electronic book) |
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