1.4 Discovery of antibiotics and decline.Sanatoriums should not be confused with the Russian sanatoriums from the time of the Soviet Union, which were a type of sanatorium resort residence for workers.

John and the newly founded social welfare insurance companies. Facility operators were often charitable associations such as the Order of St. One sought for instance the healing of consumptives, especially tuberculosis (before the discovery of antibiotics) or alcoholism, but also of more obscure addictions and longings, of hysteria, masturbation, fatigue and emotional exhaustion. The idea of healing was an important reason for the historical wave of establishments of sanatoriums, especially at the end of the 19th- and early 20th centuries. Sanatoriums are often located in a healthy climate, usually in the countryside. Putin has had this cancer and I think he’s licked it,” Stone said on the podcast.A 1978 Finnish postage stamp, depicting the 1933 Paimio tuberculosis sanatorium, designed by Alvar Aalto.Ī sanatorium (from Latin sānāre 'to heal, make healthy'), also sanitarium or sanitorium, are antiquated names for specialised hospitals, for the treatment of specific diseases, related ailments and convalescence. Shutterstock / KzenonĪmerican film director Oliver Stone said on the Lex Fridman podcast recently that Putin had cancer around the time Stone interviewed him multiple times between 20. Cate Gillon/Getty Images Putting Putin in a medical facility would be the “elegant” alternative to a coup. Questions about Putin’s health have swirled since Russia’s war in Ukraine broke out. Last week, Putin appeared to cling to a table days after there was speculation that he had undergone surgery to remove fluid from his abdomen.Īn oligarch close to the Kremlin claimed Putin is “very ill with blood cancer,” according to a secret recording obtained by New Lines Magazine.Ĭlaims about Putin’s health have not been verified. Sir Richard Dearlove said on the “One Decision” podcast that Putin, 69, could be sent to a sanatorium as part of an exit strategy REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson An oligarch close to the Kremlin claimed Putin is “very ill with blood cancer.” Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin I mean, you know there is no succession in the Russian leadership.

“And of course the stand-in this scenario probably becomes permanent. “If my thesis were fulfilled and Putin did disappear into a sanatorium, I think he’s the likely stand-in,” Dearlove said.

He cautioned that Moscow has no succession plan if Putin departs, but believes secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev would take control. Putting Putin in the medical facility would be the “elegant” alternative to a coup, said Dearlove, who was head of the British Secret Intelligence Service from 1999 until 2004. “Probably into the sanatorium, from which he will not emerge as leader of Russia.” Russian President Vladimir Putin will land in a long-term medical facility by next year, according to a former MI6 operative. I think he’ll be gone by 2023,” forecast Dearlove, a co-host of the podcast. Sir Richard Dearlove said on the “ One Decision” podcast that Putin, 69, could be sent to a sanatorium as part of an exit strategy amid Russia’s struggling effort to invade neighboring Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin will land in a long-term medical facility by next year, a former MI6 chief predicted amid rumors that the Kremlin strongman’s health is failing.

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