Transfer of the "social hygiene" idea from Germany to Soviet Russia in the compilation of the curriculum on social hygiene in 1922

Abstract

This article is devoted to the history of the development and critical analysis of the curriculum on social hygiene adopted in Soviet Russia in 1922. An analysis of Russian and translated foreign literature of the first two decades of the 20th century, systematization and generalization of knowledge on the compilation and disclosure of the contents of the Soviet social hygiene program 1922 shows that this program was compiled with a fundamental foundation. The building materials in its compilation ware the knowledge and practical experience of Russian public medicine, knowledge on the compilation of social hygiene and teaching programs in Western countries, the difficult socio economic situation of the post revolutionary country and the poor health of the population