Epidemics in the Urals of 1918-1920
The purpose of the publication is to describe the epidemic situation and identify the stages of spread of infectious diseases in the Urals during the civil war, to identify the causes and routes of spread of infectious diseases in the territories of the Ural provinces during «Russian turmoil». The study used the methods of historical flashbacks and ideography, that allow to describe the local outbreaks of infectious diseases, to characterize the mobilization measures of local authorities against large scale is highly contagious diseases. The study is based on the materials on two Central and four regional archives. The authors analyze the mobilization measures of the authorities to combat infectious diseases, come to the conclusion, that these emergency measures were taken only when infectious diseases received a mass character and were «fire», preventive measures were given less attention due to lack of funds. In conclusion, there are three stages of the spread of infectious diseases in the Urals in 1915-1923.