List of issues > Series «History». 2025. Vol 52
The Role of the Penitentiary System in the Spread of
Infectious Diseases in Eastern Siberia in the Late 19th –
Early 20th Century
Author(s)
V. A. Shalamov
Abstract
The publication examines the causes of the spread of infectious diseases among convicts
in Eastern Siberia in the late 19th – early 20th century. Numerous facts of infection of the population
by prisoners or persons released from places of detention have been systematized. Prisons and penal
servitude have become a source of diseases such as typhoid and typhus, tuberculosis, anthrax, etc.,
mainly due to non-compliance with sanitation and personal hygiene standards.
About the Authors
Shalamov Vladimir Alexandrovich,
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Chief Research
Scientist, National History Research Center,
Baikal State University,
11, Lenin st., Irkutsk, 664003,
Russian Federation,
Associate Professor of the Department of
History of Russia,
Irkutsk State University,
1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003,
Russian Federation,
e-mail: Wladimir13x@ya.ru
For citation
Shalamov V.A. The Role of the Penitentiary System in the Spread of Infectious Diseases in Eastern Siberia in the
Late 19th – Early 20th Century. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2025, vol. 52, pp. 19-25.
https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2025.52.19 (in Russian)
Keywords
the history of healthcare, the history of medicine, the history of political and criminal
exile in Siberia, the fight against epidemics in Siberia, sanitation and hygiene.
UDC
343.828(571.53)(091)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2025.52.19
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