Inspiration and will. On the 215th anniversary of the birth of N. I. Pirogov (1810–1881).

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.

Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov, surgeon, teacher, jubilee