Cholera diffusion in Russia, 1823-1923

K. David Patterson

Social Science & Medicine, 1994, vol. 38, issue 9, 1171-1191

Abstract: All six cholera pandemics of the 19th and early 20th centuries struck Russia, causing millions of deaths. Cholera entered Russia from the south, with the Volga river system being a common and efficient route into the heart of the country. Diffusion was predominantly linear, along the navigable rivers and later, along the railroads. In contrast to Pyle's findings for the U.S.A., urban hierarchical diffusion was of only local significance in Russia.

Keywords: cholera; diffusion; epidemic; medical; geography; Russia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994
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