Matthew P. Romaniello is Chair and Professor of History at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. He is the author of The Elusive Empire and Enterprising Empires and spent a decade as the editor of the Journal of World History.

Europe's Laboratory is a thoughtful and persuasive study that reframes Russia's place in history of medicine and empire.

• Introduction1. Experiencing Climate, Observing People2. Training Physicians, Exchanging Information3. Describing Kamchatka, Documenting Scurvy4. Improving Health, Inoculating Smallpox5. Surviving Plague, Mixing Races6. Analyzing Catarrh, Overcoming ClimateEpilogue

Matthew P. Romaniello is Chair and Professor of History at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. He is the author of The Elusive Empire and Enterprising Empires and spent a decade as the editor of the Journal of World History.

Europe's Laboratory is a thoughtful and persuasive study that reframes Russia's place in history of medicine and empire.

• Introduction1. Experiencing Climate, Observing People2. Training Physicians, Exchanging Information3. Describing Kamchatka, Documenting Scurvy4. Improving Health, Inoculating Smallpox5. Surviving Plague, Mixing Races6. Analyzing Catarrh, Overcoming ClimateEpilogue

Matthew P. Romaniello is Chair and Professor of History at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. He is the author of The Elusive Empire and Enterprising Empires and spent a decade as the editor of the Journal of World History.

Europe's Laboratory is a thoughtful and persuasive study that reframes Russia's place in history of medicine and empire.

• Introduction1. Experiencing Climate, Observing People2. Training Physicians, Exchanging Information3. Describing Kamchatka, Documenting Scurvy4. Improving Health, Inoculating Smallpox5. Surviving Plague, Mixing Races6. Analyzing Catarrh, Overcoming ClimateEpilogue