Russian Better Baby Contest

Identifier
irn1003278
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.468.1
  • RG-60.3861
Dates
1 Jan 1927 - 31 Dec 1927
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive (Krasnogorsk)

Scope and Content

Mothers bring their babies to be weighed, measured, examined and evaluated by medical professionals, and the healthiest babes are awarded toys, cribs and certificates. The Russian eugenic program differs widely from the German program. The Russian program followed the Lamarkian branch of psychology which stressed experiences and environment more than inherited traits. This line of thinking was compatable to the Soviet ideology that man could remake himself through education and proper training. The Soviets came to think of Mendelians and eugenics as fascist.

Subjects

  • SOVIET UNION
  • BABIES
  • RACE
  • EUGENICS
  • RACIAL SCIENCE

Places

  • Moscow, Soviet Union

Genre

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