Resource Tag: SOVIET UNION

Based upon literary evidence from survivors of the Soviet Gulag camps & published documents, the authors present reports of attempted & completed suicide, along with a discussion of whether suicide in Gulag camps was a frequent or rare behaviour. Similar to reports from the Nazi concentration camps during World War II, the existence of dying […]

This article describes the political career of former Soviet Union Marshal, Sergei Akhromeyev. Akhromeyev committed suicide, & the author of this article attributes his death to the crumble of the U.S.S.R. Akhromeyev was a staunch communist, & he was deeply disappointed by the Soviet Union’s demise. (VM)

This article describes crisis telephone services in the former U.S.S.R., which need to be expanded because of the disintegration of the country & the tough economic times. The author outlines the history of crisis lines in the U.S.S.R., & the theoretical, organizational, & methodological aspects of a proposed project. He recommends studies of foreign experiences […]

This article provides a biography of the Russian scientist, Vladimir Kovlaevskii (1842-1883). Vladimir married Sofia Korvin-Krukovskaia. She became the 1st woman in the world to receive a doctorate in mathematics. Despite their education, they had diffuculty finding jobs. They became bankrupt, & had to sell their possessions. All this left Vladimir distraught, withdrawn, & sometimes […]

This article describes the life & suicide of Russian poet, Sergei Esenin. As a young adult, he displayed signs of alcoholism & depression. He married 3 times & had children from 2 relationships. He married American dancer, Isadora Duncan, but she received more attention for her work than he did, & Sergei became increasingly violent […]

The study was done to obtain information on suicide in the Soviet Union. Studies in Soviet psychiatric journals were analyzed & supplemented with interviews of Soviet psychiatrists now living abroad. Results show suicide is a growing concern & that suicide rates may be rising in certain parts of the country leading to expanded prevention programs […]

18 manic-depressives were given antidepressants during sleep deprivation. Results show that improvement was gradual, usually occuring between 9:00 a.m. & 12 noon. Patients showed a reduction in depressive symptoms including a disappearance of suicidal tendencies. 7 subjects were cured while 11 showed a regression to their former state. (MRE)

The author presents personal observations of inmates who self-mutilated in Soviet Prisons. The author argues that self-mutilation may be a desperate form of communication directed at the authorities or world in general. Possible motives for self-mutilating behavior, such as escape from intolerable work or detainment conditions, are included. Relationships between type of behavior & type […]

Examined 41 men & 14 women (45-60yrs) with cyclical depression & compared the disease manifestation with that of 28 younger patients. An experimental psychological study of Ss’ emotional & volatile states was also conducted. Questions asked include; perceptions of illness, personality traits, emotional states, word association tests. The clinical picture of cyclical depression in younger […]