Vasily Petrovich Andreev - teacher, doctor, person (on the 100th anniversary of the birth of the chief psychiatrist of the Ministry of Health of the TASSR)

Vasily Petrovich Andreev was born on July 18 (31), 1903 in the city of Simbirsk in a large family of an employee. The parents had 13 children, among whom Vasily stood out for his extremely poor health. At the age of 10, he was suspected of having a stomach ulcer, and somewhat later, intestinal tuberculosis. General lethargy, weakness, pain in the abdominal region, the need for regular dieting did not give him the opportunity to participate in outdoor games with other guys for a long time. Physical weakness forced Vasily to rest for 1-2 hours during the day after school. Conflict-free, evenness in communication allowed him to easily get along with different people. He read a lot, studied well at school, however, he did not have any favorite subjects.