The First Cholera Epidemic in St. Petersburg

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  • Kseniya Barabanova Center for Environmental and Technological History (CETH) of the European University at St. Petersburg (EUSP)

Abstract

The first cholera epidemic in St. Petersburg, then capital of the Russian Empire, brought to light the city's enormous sanitary problems. During the course of the epidemic 12,540 people sickened and 6,449 died.

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2014-02-25

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