Geriatrics and Ageing in the Soviet Union

This open access book brings together an eclectic cast of scholars in related disciplines to examine ageing in the Soviet Union, covering the practice of geriatrics, the science of gerontology, and the experience of growing old. Chapters in the book focus on concepts and themes that analyse Soviet a...

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description This open access book brings together an eclectic cast of scholars in related disciplines to examine ageing in the Soviet Union, covering the practice of geriatrics, the science of gerontology, and the experience of growing old. Chapters in the book focus on concepts and themes that analyse Soviet ageing in its medical, political and social contexts, both in the Soviet Union and internationally. Ageing was hardly a uniquely Soviet phenomenon: over the past fifty years, moreover, governments and societies have been dealing with steady increases in their ageing populations. Almost paradoxically, however, societal focus on this ageing population, its lives, and its social impact remains extremely limited. Compared to most sciences, gerontology is pitifully underfunded; geriatrics is amongst the least prestigious branches of medicine; and while the world’s population is growing undeniably older, great disagreement remains over what can and should be done in response. These were the same challenges that the USSR faced in the post-war decades (1945-1991), and the contributions included in this volume help to flesh out and contextualize the example of Soviet gerontology and geriatrics as one possible model of response. Geriatrics and Ageing in the Soviet Union captures the growing interest in this important subject, demonstrating the influence of ageing on Soviet science and society and the impact of Soviet gerontology and geriatrics at a global level. The book is available under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Wellcome Trust and Liverpool John Moores University.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-979292025-07-17T12:15:58Z Geriatrics and Ageing in the Soviet Union Grant, Susan Scarborough, Isaac McKean ageing geriatrics Soviet Union Russia modern history history society culture social history cultural history medicine history of medicine politics political history domestic issues domesticity internationality science gerontology global history internationalism thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine This open access book brings together an eclectic cast of scholars in related disciplines to examine ageing in the Soviet Union, covering the practice of geriatrics, the science of gerontology, and the experience of growing old. Chapters in the book focus on concepts and themes that analyse Soviet ageing in its medical, political and social contexts, both in the Soviet Union and internationally. Ageing was hardly a uniquely Soviet phenomenon: over the past fifty years, moreover, governments and societies have been dealing with steady increases in their ageing populations. Almost paradoxically, however, societal focus on this ageing population, its lives, and its social impact remains extremely limited. Compared to most sciences, gerontology is pitifully underfunded; geriatrics is amongst the least prestigious branches of medicine; and while the world’s population is growing undeniably older, great disagreement remains over what can and should be done in response. These were the same challenges that the USSR faced in the post-war decades (1945-1991), and the contributions included in this volume help to flesh out and contextualize the example of Soviet gerontology and geriatrics as one possible model of response. Geriatrics and Ageing in the Soviet Union captures the growing interest in this important subject, demonstrating the influence of ageing on Soviet science and society and the impact of Soviet gerontology and geriatrics at a global level. The book is available under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Wellcome Trust and Liverpool John Moores University. 2023-03-03T06:40:10Z 2023-03-03T06:40:10Z 2023-02-09T13:06:11Z 2023 book ONIX_20230209_9781350273801_3 OCN: 1366299308 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61207 9781350273801 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/97929 eng open access image/png image/png image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61207/2/9781350273818.epub https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61207/2/9781350273818.epub https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61207/1/9781350273801.pdf Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) 10.5040/9781350273825 10.5040/9781350273825 f75587da-2374-4722-9d42-9fffa7fa3f92 9781350273801 Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) 272 London open access
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Geriatrics and Ageing in the Soviet Union
title Geriatrics and Ageing in the Soviet Union
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title_short Geriatrics and Ageing in the Soviet Union
title_sort geriatrics and ageing in the soviet union
topic ageing
geriatrics
Soviet Union
Russia
modern history
history
society
culture
social history
cultural history
medicine
history of medicine
politics
political history
domestic issues
domesticity
internationality
science
gerontology
global history
internationalism
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Russia
modern history
history
society
culture
social history
cultural history
medicine
history of medicine
politics
political history
domestic issues
domesticity
internationality
science
gerontology
global history
internationalism
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