1 International seminar «Social Work History in Russia , ??. century

International seminar «Social Work History in Russia , ??. century»
(Report is taken from: <http://www.socwork.net/Conference%20Reports-20051.html>
The international research seminar ”History of Social Work in Russia, XX century”
has taken place in Saratov, on 18-19 March 2005. The organizers received about 70
responds, out of which about 23 participants were selected according to the
relevance to the topic of the seminar and quality of papers. The geography of the
presenters ranged from Moscow and St Petersburg, Saratov and Samara to
Novosibirsk, Tcheboksary, Stavropol in Russia, as well as Germany, Italy, Sweden
and USA.
The seminar was held at the Social Anthropology and Social Work department, and
supported by the Network for Historical Studies of Gender and Social Work,
University of Siegen , University of Utrecht , Center for Social Policy and Gender
Studies, Ministry of Health and Social Development of Saratov Region.
Co-ordinator of the project History of Social Work in Eastern Europe, Dagmar Schulte
from Germany has presented in Saratov the research project results «History of
social work in Eastern Europe: an outline of an international comparative research
project».
The seminar consisted of three sections: «New approaches to the history of social
work research», «Early history of social work: pre-Soviet period» and «Social security
and social control in Soviet Russia» and was concluded by "History of social work:
shapes and tendencies" (for a detailed list of the papers s. under).
Professor Mikhail Firsov from Moscow opened the seminar with plenary speech on
«History of social work in Russia: tendencies of social formation»
Several papers were awarded with a certificate of the best paper, including the
following: «In the depths of social hygiene: social work in Russia in the late XIX and
early XX centuries» by professor Dmitry Mikhel, «Official charity for prostitutes in prerevolutionary St. Petersburg» by Dr. Marianna Mouravieva, «Gender history:
institutionalization, problems, perspectives, research methods» by professor Natalia
Pushkareva and on «Policy of social control under the juvenile crime in the USSR
(1917 – end of 1980-s)» by Marina Golovisnina.
Presentations by foreign researchers were received with the great interest of the
participants, including «Early social work in Russia and the USA: parallels and
differences» by professor Sharon Templeman from School of Social Work at
University of S.F. Austin, Texas, USA on, «Social security, Revolution and Stalinism
(1917-1936)» by Dorena Caroli from the Institute of Resistance History in Alfonsine,
Italy.
The seminar was visited by Dr. Jens Beiderwieden, Alice Salomon University of
Applied Science international office's director and coordinator of SOCRATES
program, Berlin , Germany .
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The participants appreciated the life stories by the seniors who survived the II World
War and had experience of doing social work or being the clients: the authentic life
experience of Nina Voitsekhovskaia, graduate of the «Red town» orphanage in
Saratov during the Great World War, and Konstantin Slastukhin's memoirs on «How
the system of home-based service was established».
During the seminar documentary photos and film-materials on social work history in
the USSR from archives of orphanage of ? 2, private collections, and Saratov film
archive were displayed.
The seminar was arranged as a part of an on-going international research project
History of Social Work in Eastern Europe. The leaders of the project are Sabine
Hering from the University of Siegen, Germany and Berteke Waaldik from the
University of Utrecht, the Netherlands.
www.sweep.uni-siegen.de
International seminar’s programme
Plenary session
Section leaders: Pavel Romanov, Dmitry Mikhel
Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova, Pavel Romanov - Seminar opening
Svetlana Nechaeva, Vice-Minister of health protection and social development of
Saratov region, Valentina Iarskaia, professor SSTU
Mikhail Firsov: History of social work in Russia: tendencies of social formation
Dagmar Schulte: History of social work in Eastern Europe: an outline of an
international comparative research project
Sharon Templeman: Early social work in Russia and the United States: parallels
and differences
Section 1. New approaches to the history of social work research
Section leaders: Natalia Lovtsova, Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova
Natalia Pushkareva: Gender history: institualization, problems, perspectives,
research methods
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Dimitry Mikhel: In the depths of social hygiene: social work in Russia in the late XIX
and early ? ? centuries
Marianna Mouravieva: Official charity for prostitutes in pre-revolutionary St.
Petersburg
Dorena Caroli: Social security, Revolution and Stalinism (1917-1936)
Ioulia Gradskova: Discourse of social motherhood and everyday practices of social
work in 1930-1950
Pavel Romanov, Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova: Social history and social work: new
perspectives, new challenges
Section 2. Early history of social work: pre-soviet period
Section leaders: Elena Gerasimova, Irina Surkova
Mark Romm: The main concepts of the national system of social care: genesis,
specifics, tradition
Tatiana Romm: Social upbringing in the sphere of care for children (late XIX – early
XX centuries)
Tatjana Derevjagina: Participation of the philanthropic organizations of Tambov
province in social care for the needy people: regional research experience. 19001917
Daria Bokova: Social care for children in Russia in late XIX - early ? ? centuries (in
Saratov province) and its criticism by medical doctors
Section 3. Social security and social control in Soviet Russia
Section leaders: Ioulia Gradskova, Elena Kananina
Nina Voitsehoskaia: Orphanage «Red town» in Saratov during the Great World
War. The memoirs of a graduate
Konstantin Slastukhin: How the system of home social service was established:
The memoirs of a participant
Natalia Aksenova: “Estrangered motherhood” as a basis of the care system under
the children of Soviet times
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Evgeny Tchervonenko: System of the child protection and the elements of
patronirovanie in the Soviet state
Marina Golovisnina: Policy of social control under the juvenile crime in the USSR
(1917 – end of 1980-s)
Iouri Sadovnikov: State and public structures and commissions dealing with the
issues of the underage in Chuvashyia in the system of child welfare in 60-s of XX
century
Section 4. History of social work: shapes and tendencies
Section leaders: Ioulia Morosova, Ella Chekanova
Olga Shilova: Formation of the state network of permanent institutions for the
disabled and elderly services in ? ? century
Tatiana Alukina: Work of the commission dealing with the issues of the underage in
Cheboksary city in 1962-1991
Irina Surkova: Social work in Military Forces: history and the present time
Tatiana Tchentsova, Irina Karelova: Practice of solving the problem of homeless
and abandoned children in Russia (end of XIX - 20-30-s of XX century)
Organizing committee
Iarskaia-Smirnova, Elena
doctor of sociology, professor, Head of the Department of social anthropology and
social work, Saratov State Technical University, Saratov, Russia
Romanov, Pavel
doctor of sociology, director, Center for social policy and gender studies, professor,
Department of social anthropology and social work, Saratov State Technical
University, Saratov, Russia
Rygina, Lika
post-graduate student, Department of social anthropology and social work, Saratov
State Technical University, Saratov, Russia
Vasina, Evgenia
post-graduate student, Department of social anthropology and social work, Saratov
State Technical University, Saratov, Russia
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Dr.Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova
[email protected]
The Volkswagen Foundation sponsored the international research project "History of
Social Work in Eastern Europe"
The papers presented at the seminar will be published in a collection of proceedings
and in a special issue of the Journal of Social Policy Studies (www.jsps.ru). To make
the foreign papers accessible for the Russian audience, they will be translated into
Russian.
This is a short version based on the original conference report presented by Dr.Elena
Iarskaia-Smirnova
(FWS)
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