Medical and demographic indicators of the Komi ASSR on the eve of the Great Patriotic War
Journal: PROCEEDINGS OF THE KOMI SCIENCE CENTRE OF THE URAL DIVISION OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
№ 9
, 2025
Rubrics: SCIENCE ARTICLES
Authors:
1.
Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Type:
Article
Pages:
from 55
to 59
Status:
Published
Received:
07.11.2025
Accepted:
25.11.2025
Published:
29.12.2025
Subject area:
UDC 908
UDC 614
UDC 614
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
Soviet healthcare, population reproduction, medical indicators, Komi ASSR, demography
Abstract:
The paper deals with the state of the healthcare system in the Komi ASSR on the eve of the Great Patriotic War. Based on the analysis of archival documents, including final reports on the organization of healthcare in the Komi ASSR in 1940, the paper demonstrates the application of individual regulations and assesses the functioning of regional healthcare in the pre-war period. Successes in the organization of medical care in the Komi ASSR and the problems that remained unresolved during the Soviet period are highlighted. Population size, morbidity, and mortality indicators are presented, and the epidemiological situation is characterized. The staffing availability is analyzed.
The paper deals with the state of the healthcare system in the Komi ASSR on the eve of the Great Patriotic War. Based on the analysis of archival documents, including final reports on the organization of healthcare in the Komi ASSR in 1940, the paper demonstrates the application of individual regulations and assesses the functioning of regional healthcare in the pre-war period. Successes in the organization of medical care in the Komi ASSR and the problems that remained unresolved during the Soviet period are highlighted. Population size, morbidity, and mortality indicators are presented, and the epidemiological situation is characterized. The staffing availability is analyzed.
Keywords:
Soviet healthcare, population reproduction, medical indicators, Komi ASSR, demography
Soviet healthcare, population reproduction, medical indicators, Komi ASSR, demography
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3. Ibid. F. P-668. Op. 1. D. 36. L. 40.
4. Ibid. F. P-668. Op. 1. D. 36. L. 41.
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