The stolen treasures -
The 110,000 artifacts from #Ukraine found in two russian #museums

The study of the online collections of the hermitage and the State #Historical Museum of russia by TEXTY revealed 110,000 #artifacts that had been exported from the territory of modern Ukraine to russia in different historical periods. Most of them had been moved to russia before Ukraine declared independence.

https://texty.org.ua/d/2023/stolen_heritage/en/

At the bottom of these images is an adult crib. Consumption (tuberculosis) was a common illness in the 18th and 19th centuries, resulting in 25% of all deaths. There was no treatment. It could take months for patients to die or recover (50%), during which time they remained an active part of the social life of the family in such cribs. This also gave them the opportunity to transmit the disease.

#historical #NewEngland #Massachusetts #19thcentury #18thcentury #histodon #vaccinessavelives