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Informal Healthcare in Contemporary Russia

Sociographic Essays on the Post-Soviet Infrastructure for Alternative Healing Practices

By (author) Yulia Krasheninnikova
Series edited by Andreas Umland
Foreword by Vasily Vlassov
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon, Stuttgart, Germany
Published: 14th Mar 2017
Dimensions: w 148mm h 210mm d 17mm
Weight: 376g
ISBN-10: 3838209702
ISBN-13: 9783838209708
Barcode No: 9783838209708
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This volume deals with one of the most understudied aspects of everyday life in Russian society. Its main heroes are the providers of goods and services to whom people turn for healthcare instead of official medical institutions. A wide range of agents is describedfrom network marketing companies to 'folk' journals on health as well as healers, complementary medicine specialists, and religious organizations. Krasheninnikovas book is based on rich empirical observations and avoids both positive and critical assessment of the analyzed phenomena. Her investigation pays particular attention to the legal, social, and economic status of informal healthcare providers. She demonstrates that these agents tend to flourish in bigger towns rather than in small settlements, where public healthcare is lacking. The study reveals the important role of institutions that are generally not related to alternative medicine, such as pharmacies, libraries, and church shops. The result is a vivid and thorough introduction to the world of self-medication and alternative healing in contemporary Russia. A special emphasis was made on the flexibility of boundaries between formal and informal healthcare due to the evolution of rules and regulations.

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