ИЗ ИСТОРИИ ГРОДНЕНСКОЙ ОБЩИНЫ СЕСТЕР МИЛОСЕРДИЯ РОССИЙСКОГО ОБЩЕСТВА КРАСНОГО КРЕСТА НАЧАЛА ХХ ВЕКА

Abstract

Last year the Belarusian Red Cross Society originated from the Russian Red Cross Society which at the beginning of the 20th century united numerous communities of sisters of mercy from all the provinces of the country celebrated its 100th anniversary. During the years of the Russo-Japanese War and World War I, they provided significant medical assistance to a huge number of sick and wounded soldiers. However, their noble activities for a number of reasons have up to now not been studied well. This article is the first attempt in Belarusian historiography to collect and comprehend all the materials currently available to the authors related to the history of the Grodno community of sisters of mercy of “the Russian Red Cross Society” during the hostilities of 1904-1915. When writing the article, in addition to the general scientific principles of scientific knowledge, historical-genetic, historical-comparative methods, as well as a value-based approach, were used. On the basis of the given sources and modern research methods the key milestones of the Grodno community of sisters of mercy, the number of its members, the list of their names and the level of their professional training were identified; some aspects of the community's activities at the beginning of the 20th century were considered.