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The (un)governed Market, or the History of Russian Pharma. a Dystopia

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The article presents design of historical study of the Russian pharmaceutical market, setting timeline in the nineties - the time of formation of social and cultural characteristics of this phenomenon. At the same time, the authors return to the post-Soviet period and the nineties to see starting positions as well as mutations of original idea. The article is structured by the framework format of dissertation abstract. This frame contains the following elements: research questions, assessment of state of research field, working hypotheses, the author's vision of social and scientific significance of the study being conducted and observations made. The definition of the research genre as dystopia is explained by its deconstruction of the palimpsest of memory testimonies of pharmaceutical market actors.

Source: Problems of Social Hygiene Public Health and History of Medicine

DOI: 10.32687/0869-866x-2025-33-3-517-522

Authors: E. A. Vishlenkova, S. N. Zatravkin

Institutions: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, National Research Institute of Public Health named after N.A. Semashko

Language: English

Topic: Russia and Soviet political economy

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4412659699

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