Inspiration and will. On the 215th anniversary of the birth of N. I. Pirogov (1810–1881).
Abstract
2025 marks the 215th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest representatives of Russian medicine, Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov. His contribution to Russian and world medicine cannot be overestimated. Dedication, amazing hard work, and a life dedicated to serving the Motherland and people make Pirogov a unique person in the history of medicine and culture in general. His scientific discoveries, social activities, and deep reflections on life, death, and immortality are timeless. Pirogov lived a difficult but truly outstanding life full of scientific insights, hard work and difficult relations with the authorities. His memoirs are "Questions of Life. The diary of an old doctor" became the spiritual testament of a practicing surgeon. Pirogov's scientific and practical activities were innovative and in many ways revolutionary. Pirogov's works are a combination of scientific precision, humanism and philosophical depth. Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov, a great Russian scientist, surgeon, founder of topographic surgical anatomy, military field surgery, organizer and reformer of pedagogy and public education, became and remains an inspiration for doctors today. Pirogov managed to overcome the limitations of his time, maintaining faith in science, God and man. His contribution to world medicine remains invaluable, and his life is an example of dedication, wisdom and dedication.
About the Authors
A. M. Ignashov
Almazov National Research Medical Center of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; First Saint Petersburg State Medical University named after Academician I. P. Pavlov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ignashov Anatoly Mikhailovich – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Surgeon
I. P. Mavidi
First Saint Petersburg State Medical University named after Academician I. P. Pavlov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mavidi Inna Pavlovna – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Surgical Diseases, Professor A. M. Ganichkin Faculty of Dentistry
T. Sh. Morgoshiya
St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Morgoshiia Temuri Shakroevich – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Faculty Surgery named after prof. A. A. Rusanov
N. Yu. Kohanenko
St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kokhanenko Nikolay Yuryevich – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Faculty Surgery named after prof. A. A. Rusanov
B. V. Sigua
Almazov National Research Medical Center of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sigua Badri Valerievich – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of General Surgery
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Ignashov A.M., Mavidi I.P., Morgoshiya T.Sh., Kohanenko N.Yu., Sigua B.V. Inspiration and will. On the 215th anniversary of the birth of N. I. Pirogov (1810–1881). Russian surgical journal. 2025;1(1):10-19. (In Russ.)
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