The heroism of Leningrad Pediatric Medical Institute staff in the Great Patriotic War
- Authors: Ivanov D.O.1, Podkamenev A.V.1, Terekhina E.V.1, Avramenko V.V.1, Nabokov V.V.1, Sosnin E.V.1, Vasilieva O.N.1
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Affiliations:
- Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
- Issue: Vol 15, No 1 (2025)
- Pages: 137-149
- Section: Historical Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2219-4061/article/view/312996
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/psaic1902
- ID: 312996
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Abstract
Year 2025 has been declared in Russia as the Year of the 80th Victory anniversary in the Great Patriotic War. Numerous documentary and literary works have been dedicated to the heroic efforts of medical personnel during the war and the Siege of Leningrad. However, the true complexity of their work is best understood through the study of archival records. This article examines unique historical documents preserved in the archives of the Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University (formerly the Leningrad Pediatric Medical Institute), specifically surgical records and hospital admission logs from 1939 to 1946. These records serve as a chronicle of courage, where each entry stands as evidence of the selfless professionalism of medical workers in extreme wartime conditions. Despite constant enemy shelling and bombings, surgeons, nurses, and hospital attendants at the Leningrad Pediatric Medical Institute continued their urgent medical work, providing care to both children and adults in hospital units established within the institute. Unfortunately, the number of surviving witnesses of these historical events dwindles with each year. This makes the preservation and study of archival documents an essential task in safeguarding the memory of the heroic contributions made by medical professionals during the Great Patriotic War.
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##article.viewOnOriginalSite##About the authors
Dmitry O. Ivanov
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Email: doivanov@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0060-4168
SPIN-code: 4437-9626
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgAlexey V. Podkamenev
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Email: podkamenev@hotmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6006-9112
SPIN-code: 7052-0205
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgElena V. Terekhina
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: doctor_elena@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1769-7284
SPIN-code: 9184-3562
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Vladislav V. Avramenko
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Email: avramenko.spb@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0339-6066
SPIN-code: 4632-9953
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Victor V. Nabokov
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Email: vn59@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0003-7241-5782
SPIN-code: 1378-9980
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgEvgeniy V. Sosnin
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Email: e_sosnin@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0000-9592-9856
SPIN-code: 1148-7607
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Olga N. Vasilieva
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Email: hodicheva@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7188-7185
SPIN-code: 7618-4097
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
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