Великие русские врачи

The book contains biographies of great Russian doctors who left a significant mark in the history of not only domestic but also world medicine.
N. I. Pirogov, I. P. Pavlov, I. M. Sechenov, S. P. Botkin, V. M. Bekhterev, F. P. Gaaz, N. V. Sklifosovsky, M. Ya. Mudrov, I. I. Mechnikov, and other Russian doctors - their entire lives were a feat dedicated to selfless service to people and science. They saved lives in the silence of hospital wards and on the battlefields, they fought against death in scientific laboratories and operating rooms, invented vaccines against deadly diseases, explored the mysteries of the human brain, struggled with the problems of prolonging human life, and opened hospitals for the poor and destitute...
The book is illustrated with rare photographs and masterpieces of Russian and world painting.