The Daily Life of a Surgeon. A Man Among People

The book by Fyodor Uglov, The Daily Life of a Surgeon, published in the USSR under the title A Man Among People, is not only a medical detective story, not only an accurate portrayal of the life and customs of people in the Soviet era, but above all, an invaluable testament to the courage, selflessness, and kindness of a doctor. The main characters in Fyodor Grigoryevich's book are his patients. In every line, one can feel how important each human life is to him, how persistently, sometimes almost without hope for success, he battles death and defeats it. Having started reading