«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «ISTORIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «HISTORY»
ISSN 2222-9124 (Print)

List of issues > Series «History». 2016. Vol. 16

Irkutsk Maryinsky Community of Sisters of Mercy of the Red Cross during the First World War

Author(s)
V. A. Shalamov
Abstract

On the basis of a wide range of archival materials the article reveals for the first time the activity of Irkutsk Maryinsky community of the sisters of mercy in the First World War. The author focuses on the recruitment process. Particular attention is drawn to the work of the sisters of mercy at the front and in the rear. Besides, the author considers changes that occurred in the community after the February and October revolutions.

Keywords
Russian community of the Red Cross, Irkutsk Maryinsky community of the sisters of mercy, the First World War, history of public health services in Eastern Siberia
UDC
614.253.5614.885(571.33)»1914/1918»

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