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Maria A. Balahonova
Ivanovo State University
Vladimir S. Okolotin
Ivanovo State University
The activities of Ivanovo State Medical Institute in the war conditions of 1941–1942
Balahonova M.A., Okolotin V.S. The activities of Ivanovo State Medical Institute in the war conditions of 1941–1942. Vestnik of Kostroma State University, 2021, vol. 27, № 4, pp. 56-62 (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2021-27-4-56-62
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2021-27-4-56-62
УДК: 61(091):378
Publish date: 2021-11-15
Annotation: The Axis aggression greatly changed the life of the USSR. Activities of higher educational institutions of Ivanovo Region in 1941–1942 was complicated by a number of circumstances: the transfer of educational buildings for the needs of hospitals, the mobilisation of faculty staff and students to the Red Army. This article examines the activities of one of the leading higher educational institutions of the region – Ivanovo State Medical Institute in 1941–1942. Special attention is paid to the legal regulation of the institute's activities, as well as its administrative work. In addition, the article touches upon the problem of the institute's contribution to the development of life at the front and rear in war conditions. For the first time, the paper analyses documents from the State Archives of Ivanovo Region, which provide information about the organisation of the educational process, the economic state of the institute, the work of the teaching staff and students in hospitals and scientific research. It also summarises the data from the memoirs of Ivanovo Medical Institute employees concerning assistance to those displaced from Leningrad, the blood transfusion service, etc. The work is based on archival documents (resolutions of the regional committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks, reports on educational and extracurricular activities of the institute, etc.), introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. The memoirs of the faculty and students are also involved, giving the article a special interest.
Keywords: World War II East Front, hospitals, Ivanovo State Medical Institute, “Leningrad displaced”, scientific research, blood service.
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Author's info: Maria A. Balahonova, Ivanovo State University, Ivanovo, Russia, mary.1995@yandex.ru
Co-author's info: Vladimir S. Okolotin, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Ivanovo State University, Ivanovo, Russia, okolotin.vladimir@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9009-7752