Vaccination: pockmarked and blinded peasants in Russia who have suffered smallpox are contrasted with children and adult citizens who are vaccinated against it. Colour lithograph, 192-.

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<p>Above, in a circle, three wretched muzhiks--a woman, her husband and their son--carry their belongings along a muddy track: all are pockmarked with smallpox, she is blind, the husband is wild-eyed and in despair. Below, by contrast, clear-skinned, heroic and forward-looking Russians wait to be vaccinated by a doctor</p>

Vaccination: pockmarked and blinded peasants in Russia who have suffered smallpox are contrasted with children and adult citizens who are vaccinated against it. Colour lithograph, 192-.

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