Baranov
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Mikhail Ivanovich Baranov was a Soviet healthcare organizer born in 1888. He served in various leadership positions in Soviet healthcare systems from 1917 to 1936, including roles in military health administration and regional healthcare oversight.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Baranov, Mikhail Ivanovich, one of the organizers of healthcare in the USSR. Born in 1888; after graduating from Moscow University in 1913, he was mobilized in 1914 and remained in military service until 1917. Baranov's revolutionary activity began in 1905. In October 1917, Baranov was a member of the Moscow Soviet and head of the sanitary department of the Moscow military district. In 1918-20, Baranov was a member of the board of the People's Commissariat of Health of the RSFSR and head of the Main Military Sanitary Administration. In 1920-25, he was deputy people's commissar of health of the Ukrainian SSR. From 1925, he headed the healthcare system of the Siberian region and simultaneously was a member of the Central Committee of the Russian Red Cross Society. From 1928, he was a member of the board of the People's Commissariat of Health of the RSFSR.
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“Baranov.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/baranov/