Scientific regiment: Rostov-on-Don Antiplague Scientific Research Institute during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945

Objective: to provide a brief overview of the contribution of the Rostov-on-Don Antiplague Research Institute staff to ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being during the Great Patriotic War (WWII) in the south of the USSR. Materials and methods: analysis of archival materials and literary sources from the databases of electronic libraries E-library, CyberLeninka, etc. Results: the scientific and practical activities of the Rostov-on-Don Antiplague Institute during the WWII, carried out in cooperation with various organizations and structures of the country, are described. Particular attention is paid to information about the employees who contributed both to the work of the institute and to the common Victory. Conclusion: clear implementation of the system of preventive and anti-epidemic measures made it possible to avoid mass epidemics of infectious diseases during the war years. The experience accumulated during the WWII ensured that Soviet science reached the forefront in the post-war period. The "Scientific Regiment" of the Rostov-on-Don Antiplague Institute allows us to perpetuate the memory of scientists who worked and fought during the Great Patriotic War.

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