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Life and death in besieged Leningrad, 1941-44 /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Barber, John, 1944-, Dzeniskevich, Andreĭ Rostislavovich
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Series:Studies in Russian and East European history and society.
Subjects:
Saint Petersburg (Russia) > History > Siege, 1941-1944.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Soviet Union.
World War, 1939-1945 > Food supply > Russia (Federation) > Saint Petersburg.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Leningrad's place in the history of famine / John Barber
  • The demographic situation and healthcare on the eve of war ; Assessing the scale of famine and death in the besieged city / Nadezhda Cherepenina
  • Evacuation from Leningrad to Kostroma in 1941-42 / Mikhail Frolov
  • Medical research institutes during the siege / Andrei Dzeniskevich
  • Physiological and psychosomatic prerequisites for survival and recovery / Svetlana Magaeva
  • The work of civilian and military pathologists / Vadim Chirsky
  • The impact of the siege on the physical development of children / Igor Kozlov and Alla Samsonova
  • Long-term effects of lengthy starvation in childhood among survivors of the siege / Lidiya Khoroshinina
  • Crime during the siege / Boris Belozerov.