Humanitarian Military Journal
Peer-review academic journal.
Editor-in-chief
- Prof. Evgeny V. Kryukov, MD, PhD
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8396-1936
Publisher
- Eco-Vector Publishing Group (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Journal founders
- Military Medical Academy named after S.M. Kirov (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
WEB: http://vmeda.org - Eco-vector Publishing Group (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
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About
The Humanitarian Military Journal is a leading interdisciplinary scientific platform that brings together researchers, practitioners, and experts in the fields of military pedagogy, medical psychology, restorative medicine, and adaptive physical culture. We create a unique environment for publishing original research, sharing knowledge, and promoting innovative solutions that hold strategic significance for science, education, and national security.
Our journal transcends the boundaries of individual fields, integrating research in pedagogy, medicine, psychology, and rehabilitation. We publish articles that find application in military institutions, educational organizations, and medical practice, addressing the pressing challenges of modern society.
All articles undergo a rigorous peer review process to ensure their scientific reliability and significance. Our editorial board comprises leading specialists, doctors of science, and professors who uphold the highest publication standards.
We aim to be included in major international abstracting and indexing databases such as Scopus and Web of Science. Currently, our publications are indexed in the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI), and we are also working toward inclusion in the list of peer-reviewed journals recognized by the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC). Your research will be accessible to a wide scientific audience.
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Types of manuscripts to be accepted for publication
- reviews
- results of original research
- clinical cases and series of clinical cases
- short communications
- datasets
- letters to the editor
Publications
- quarterly, 4 issues per year
- continuously in Online First (Ahead of Print)
- free of charge for authors (no APC)
- in English and Russian (full-text translation)
Distribution
- Open Access, under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Current Issue
Vol 1, No 2 (2025)
- Year: 2025
- Published: 30.06.2025
- Articles: 10
- URL: https://manmiljournal.ru/hmj/issue/view/9896
Historical article
Analysis and comparison of medical personnel training at S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy during the Great Patriotic War and today
Abstract
Today, the contemporary generation of medical officers faces new challenges and problems that require the transformation of professional training for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The paper describes the key problems that the Military Medical Academy and the entire system of medical education of the USSR faced during the Great Patriotic War, as well as the steps taken by the management of the Academy. These steps enabled them to maintain high standards of education at the institution and promote the professional advancement of graduates to meet the requirements of the combat units at the frontline and the national logistics and supply services. The paper also studies the effects of the Academy’s scientific achievements during the war, which transformed the training principles for civilian medical personnel based on the unique aspects of providing support to the wounded in combat. Furthermore, it considers the role of the Department of Physical Training in the education of the Academy’s military personnel during wartime and today. The paper provides a qualitative assessment of the importance of physical training in the rehabilitation and adaptation of injured military personnel. An analysis of pedagogical approaches and concepts from the perspective of the military history can show the strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum of past and present curricula, thereby enabling the development the most effective methods of training and improving the higher education.
95-100
Issues of Russian military medical education: a historical analysis
Abstract
The paper analyzes the evolution of issues faced by the Russian military medical education system during its establishment and development. Such issues arose from many reasons, but we can highlight the most important ones. First of all, the medical training management depends on the country’s leadership perspective on the system of training of medical personnel in general and on the place and role of military medicine in the Army and Navy structure. In this case, regardless of the social system, there has been imbalance, e.g. excessive militarization of education to the detriment of students (cadets) acquiring special knowledge and the discarding of all military medical disciplines from the curriculum. Some issues, including underfunding, protectionism, and other factors, are permanent and have been traced back to more than three centuries. Another threat is ill-conceived pedagogical experiments. As history is cyclical, awareness of the problems we faced in relation to medical training development in the past, along with methods of addressing them by our predecessors and their effects may be indispensable for making new decisions regarding the development of the Russian military medical education.
101-108
Военная педагогика и профессиональное образование
Relevance of unmanned recovery platforms for military medical units
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Rapid changes in the nature of modern military conflicts and advanced technologies have a significant impact on combat tactics and medical evacuation. In the context of high-tech warfare with the predominant use of automated and robotic equipment, conventional methods of evacuating the injured are becoming increasingly unsafe and less effective. Recent local conflicts have identified the need to implement innovative solutions, such as unmanned evacuation platforms, which can significantly increase the efficiency and safety of medical evacuation, speed up the delivery of the injured, and mitigate the risk to the lives of both medical personnel and the injured under active hostile fire. Each new warfare generation will require military personnel to have a new level of training and advanced technologies, which makes it relevant to study and use unmanned recovery platforms in the training and best practices of units. The use of robotic equipment to evacuate the injured meets the requirements of modern combat and helps to increase the overall survivability of personnel, which is a critical factor in war. Thus, the development and integration of unmanned recovery platforms in the unit training is relevant both for reducing human losses and increasing the performance of combat missions in contemporary conditions.
AIM: To substantiate approaches to teaching safe methods of evacuating the injured on the combat contact line.
METHODS: The paper presents the literature data analysis and expert survey of military personnel.
RESULTS: 100% of respondents that unmanned recovery platforms are relevant and effective evacuation equipment, allowing to neutralize the impact of threatening factors.
CONCLUSIONS: The relevance of unmanned recovery platforms to solve medical evacuation problems is increasing due to the development of enemy fire suppression equipment, including unmanned aerial vehicles, as evidenced by video footage of combat operations in public online sources and expert surveys.
109-114
Use of interactive learning environment elements in training of military medical officers
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Simulation models of medical evacuation stages allows to correctly distribute the resources of the medical service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and to create a system to support decision-making by officials of the governance bodies of the service. In addition, it is a relevant area for advanced professional training of the employees of the medical service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
AIM: To develop an interactive technology for training of medical care management at different medical evacuation stages using simulation models.
METHODS: We used simulation models to develop digital twins of medical evacuation stages deployed in a single evacuation route, medical evacuation activities, and patient routing through medical evacuation stages in AnyLogic discrete-event modeling environment.
RESULTS: We developed a simulation model of patient routing through medical evacuation stages to analyze and visually present data obtained by the simulation modelling to improve decision-making by commanders and senior officers in relation to the maneuver of medical service forces. The model was tested on experimental samples of the injured and patients by creating flows of casualties of different structure and power.
CONCLUSIONS: In the context of significant intensification of information flows in military command and control bodies and the introduction of automation and management decision-making systems, the use of interactive learning elements based on simulation models in the military medical personnel training is an important component improving the training process and the quality of military medical personnel training.
115-124
Influence of general strength training on physical fitness of 60–65-year-old powerlifting masters
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The problem of athletic performance of older and elderly persons is of particular importance for modern sports science. Powerlifting is becoming popular among masters, but training methods for this age group of athletes require scientific evidence based on the age-related parameters of the body.
AIM: To determine the influence of general strength training on physical fitness of 60–65-year-old powerlifting masters.
METHODS: The pedagogical experiment involved 20 male powerlifting masters aged 60–65 ranging from Category 1 to Master of Sports. An experimental (n=10) and control (n=10) groups were created using random sampling. Both groups trained three times a week during a 12-week pre-season. The control group used conventional methods mainly involving basic powerlifting exercises. The experimental group used the developed training method with an additional set of general strength exercises. Physical fitness was assessed by five tests: standing long jump; hanging on a horizontal bar; standing forward bend on a bench; back lying torso lifts for 60 seconds, and 60-second squats. Statistical data were processed using Student’s t-test.
RESULTS: The study showed a significant improvement in the general physical fitness was in the experimental group for all five tests: forward bend (+19.05%, p <0.001); hanging on a horizontal bar (+16.28%, p <0.01); 60 s squats (+12.09%, p <0.01); lifting the torso for 60 s (+10.35%, p <0.01); standing long jump (+9.46%, p <0.05). In the control group, the increase was statistically insignificant and ranged from 1.87 to 7.47%. The average relative growth rate in the experimental group was 13.45% and 3.44% in the control group.
CONCLUSION: The study has experimentally proven the effectiveness of a general strength-oriented method for powerlifting masters aged 60–65. The obtained data expand scientific and methodological understanding of special aspects of the training process in strength sports for athletes over 60 years of age and create a basis for further research in this area.
125-130
Description of principles and development of an integrated strength indicator system for powerlifting cadets during the competition season
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Contemporary principles of strength development in powerlifting cadets form a comprehensive system that integrates training methods aimed at maximizing results during the competition season as well as the relevance of physiological, mental, and biomechanical indicators for strength training.
AIM: The study aims to develop a set of special exercises to improve the strength performance of powerlifting cadets during the competition season.
METHODS: The study included trained male powerlifting cadets aged 18–25 with a sports rating of at least 1st category and at least 3 years of experience in powerlifting. It involved a total of 16 participants, who were randomized into the control and experimental groups of 8 participants each. The groups were equalized based by initial indicators of strength training, age, sports rating, and anthropometric data. Both groups underwent an initial test to verify their homogeneity based on key study parameters. All participants underwent a physical examination and signed informed consent to participate in the study. We reviewed relevant sources and guidelines; conducted tests; and employed the methods of pedagogical observation, pedagogical experiment, and correlation analysis.
RESULTS: An efficient combination of high-intensity training with periods of controlled recovery contributes to a significant improvement of strength performance without the risk of overtraining. This approach is based on the wave-like load distribution and individual training programs tailored to physiological markers of cadet athletes.
CONCLUSION: The findings may be used to design individual training programs for the competition season. Our study showed consistent improvement patterns in strength performance. For the first time, an integrative training model has been proposed that is based on the relationship of biomechanical, physiological, and psychological factors of sports performance during intensive training for competitions.
131-140
Reliability development methods for professional skills and abilities to use riot control weapons by military police officers
Abstract
The paper examines the factors influencing the ability of each military police officer to perform error-free professional job tasks with a high degree of automation. The analysis of relevant literature conducted by the authors and personal general teaching experience allowed to determine reliability development methods for professional skills and abilities to use riot control weapons by military police officers during confrontation and contributed to the development of practical guidelines. The study is aimed to identify key professional skills of military police officers and an effective strategy to develop a set of coordinated movements based on primary skills developed on the basis of common skills allowing to perform the act. The complex motor skill development method is a scientifically based system that integrates three key components, i.e. systemic analysis of professional activity, a step-by-step integration of skill components, and improvement of the development process. The study emphasizes the importance of combining such techniques and acts into one set of coordinated movements or a series of sequential acts leading to the development of a complex skill characterized by clear and precise acts and performed by a military police officer with little conscious brain control. Further development of this research area will significantly increase the professional readiness of military police personnel to perform special missions in any conditions.
141-146
Personalized approach to comprehensive fitness assessment of disabled persons injured during the Special Military Operation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The increasing number of disabled people injured during the Special Military Operation creates serious challenges for the healthcare and social support systems. Contemporary combat realities are characterized by a high diversity and severity of injuries, requiring effective comprehensive methods to assess the performance status of the injured. Comprehensive approaches, individual rehabilitation programs, and interdisciplinary methods used to assess the performance status of people with disabilities injured during the Special Military Operation will improve the quality of medical care, the distribution of human resources, and ensure more successful integration of these individuals into the social and professional environment.
AIM: To substantiate a comprehensive approach to testing and analysis of the performance status of disabled military personnel injured during the Special Military Operation with a focus on personal parameters and to propose the implementation of rehabilitation programs for injured military personnel.
METHODS: Our research survey involved 25 male participants aged 25–57 undergoing inpatient or outpatient treatment at the S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy. Respondents were selected by random sampling. Survey participants completed a self-test where they indicated the combat operations they had been involved in, the type of their injury, their goals for the rehabilitation program, and their preferences as to the type of physical activity.
RESULTS: Our survey showed that there are many members of the military who participated in the Special Military Operation; most of them have mine blast or shrapnel wounds causing joint mobility and pain issues. These military personnel need a more effective rehabilitation program. Participants of our preliminary study believe that swimming is the best type of physical activity as it relieves stress on the musculoskeletal system and improves joint condition, blood and lymph circulation; promotes tissue regeneration; spares muscles; has a relaxing effect on the body as a whole and treats post-traumatic stress syndrome developing in disabled veterans.
CONCLUSION: This study included military personnel with various types of injuries. According to the the survey, combat veterans mainly need the fastest and most effective rehabilitation. This pedagogical study showed that the most effective means of recovery is therapeutic swimming as it improves health and ensures the fastest and most effective assistance as part of personalized rehabilitation programs for the injured.
147-152
Медицинская психология
Professional skills in psychiatry: challenges and opportunities of the higher education system
Abstract
In the context of a growing need for professional mental health support, including the consequences of military conflicts, the importance of comprehensive training of psychiatrists is increasing. The paper presents a full-scale study of the required professional skills set for psychiatrists with a focus on their classification and development in the context of the higher medical education. It analyzes the key components of professional training, from general medical and specialized knowledge to soft skills, ethical competencies, and self-regulatory abilities. The paper focuses on the development of a professional mindset as the foundation of the clinical and ethical maturity of future psychiatrists. Additionally, it examines pedagogical approaches that foster the development of sustainable skills, including problem-based and case-based learning, simulation modeling, and supervision. It identifies a conflict between professional training requirements and the existing educational environment (characterized by a shortage of personnel, limited practical training, and insufficient funding). The paper also substantiates the need for comprehensive measures to streamline the training of professionals, which will ensure the sustainable quality of mental health support and the personnel security of the healthcare system. Finally, it highlights the importance of developing the ability of future professionals to self-reflect and regularly review clinical approaches. This will allow them to promptly respond to challenges faced by modern psychiatry and focus on the individual needs of patients in various socioeconomic environments.
153-160
Recovery performance of rehabilitation programs for military personnel in military treatment centers of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Adverse professional factors affecting military personnel usually present as mental fatigue at the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral levels. Professional activities of military personnel are associated with the deterioration of the body’s compensation abilities and increase the risk of psychosomatic disorders. The duration of the personnel’s (or a unit’s) missions is a special factor that causes fatigue and reduces the functional reliability and combat effectiveness of military personnel. Chronic fatigue can affect functions of all organs and systems of the human body. To restore and maintain the physical abilities of military personnel and to manage their maladaptive disorders, a set of medical and psychological rehabilitation programs is used in the treatment centers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
AIM: To analyze the performance of medical and psychological rehabilitation of military personnel who participated in long-term special combat missions and arrived for a 10-day medical and psychological rehabilitation in the treatment centers of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied the structure and changes of the mental and psychophysiological status of military personnel who returned from a long sea voyage and were admitted to a treatment center for a 10-day medical and psychological rehabilitation. The examination included a performance and psychological assessment of the rehabilitated military personnel by standard psychological testing methods aimed at assessing the performance and abilities of the main body systems of military personnel. We examined medical records and files of military personnel.
CONCLUSION: Analysis of medical and psychological rehabilitation outcomes of military personnel at a military treatment center of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed an improvement in their subjectively estimated well-being, restoration of cardiovascular system abilities, and the the body performance as a whole.
161-168
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