1915. RARE WWI Era Imperial Russian Pharmaceutical Manual Vol. 1-2 Complete Set

by Book, А. Клинге, Klinge

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WWI Era Russian Pharmaceutical Manual — Volumes I & II (Complete Set) The Historical Echo of 1915 Petrograd: Beyond the Formulas This two-volume edition of the "Manuale Pharmaceuticum Rossicum" (1915) is not merely a collection of vintage chemical recipes; it is a profound cultural and historical time capsule. Published by K.L. Ricker, this book captures Imperial Russia at a critical, tragic turning point— the height of World War I. The St. Petersburg to Petrograd Shift: Look closely at the title page. It reads "Петроград" (Petrograd). Just months before this book went to print, in August 1914, Tsar Nicholas II stripped the capital of its German-sounding name, "Sankt-Petersburg," amidst wartime anti-German sentiment. Holding this book means holding an artifact from that exact, short-lived "Petrograd" era that vanished forever with the 1917 Revolution. The Secret Wartime Pharmacy: By 1915, the Russian Empire faced severe blockades and a catastrophic shortage of imported European medicines. This manual, compiled by the renowned pharmaceutical expert A. Klinge, served as the ultimate survival guide for doctors and apothecaries. It contains alternative, non-official formulas, rare chemical compounds, and practical replacements for scarce medicines that were desperately needed both in rear-guard pharmacies and frontline field hospitals. The Language of an Empire in Peril: The text is printed in the beautiful, complex Pre-reform Russian orthography (complete with letters like Yat a

• Publisher: Petrograd
• Year: 1915
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair

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