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The Hazards of Urban Life in Late Stalinist Russia - Health, Hygiene, and Living Standards, 1943-1953 (Hardcover)
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The Hazards of Urban Life in Late Stalinist Russia - Health, Hygiene, and Living Standards, 1943-1953 (Hardcover)
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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. The book reveals that, despite this, 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 people's 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.
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