The Extrapolation of Experience Neutralization Epidemic Diseases in the 1940s. On the Coronavirus in Modern Russia (on the Example of the Irkutsk Region)

The purpose of this article is to understand the historical experience of the Soviet state in neutralizing epidemic diseases during the Great Patriotic War and in the post-war period. Extrapolation of this experience to the current situation associated with the coronavirus epidemic makes it possible to understand the complex of required measures for the successful neutralization of such diseases. It was in the 1940s that, despite the critical situation in the social sphere, it was possible not only to prevent mass epidemics in the Irkutsk region, but also to reduce mortality in comparison with the pre-war period. Effective public management was the main factor in the successful solution of problems in this area.