Russian Physicians in Harbin (1920-32)

Abstract

This study analyzes medical practitioners’ adaptation to a dynamic cultural and political scene and examines the impact of medical refugees on a local community. In the early 1920s, there was an influential Russian medical community in Harbin that established medical societies and medical schools. The organization of medical societies was a part of the active formation of a professional community and represented a thoughtful measure for countering the control of Chinese officials. The high degree of cooperation between Russian and Chinese medical personnel in the medical-sanitary department of the Chinese Eastern Railway and in Harbin municipal medical facilities was a part of Harbin physicians’ activities.

Keywords

Russia / modern China / Chinese Eastern Railway / Manchuria / Harbin / medical refugees / émigré physicians / Soviet influence

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2006 Higher Education Press and Brill