Childhood in Famine Conditions (By the Example of the Canton of Sviyazhsk, TASSR) Cover Image

Детство в условиях голода (на примере Свияжского кантона ТАССР)
Childhood in Famine Conditions (By the Example of the Canton of Sviyazhsk, TASSR)

Author(s): Ilnara Khanipova
Subject(s): History
Published by: Казанский (Приволжский) федеральный университет
Keywords: famine; children; American Relief Administration (ARA); poverty; homelessness; early childhood education; orphanage; canton

Summary/Abstract: Based on the comprehensive analysis of unpublished sources, we study the condition of children in the Canton of Sviyazhsk, TASSR during the famine of the early 1920s. We describe the activities of public education authorities, aimed at creating children’s institutions in the canton. Particular attention is paid to the work of the American Relief Administration and the Pomgol Cantonal Commission on food provision for children.

  • Issue Year: 155/2013
  • Issue No: 3 (1)
  • Page Range: 184-199
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Russian
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