Gerontological issues and some data on cases of longevity in Tatarstan

At present, the interest of scientists and doctors in the problem of longevity is extremely high. This, in particular, is evidenced by the IV International Congress of Gerontologists that took place in Italy in 1957 and the conference on the problem of longevity held in Moscow (1959), in which a large number of scientists took part. Issues of life extension are being worked out very intensively at the Institute of Geriatrics in the Romanian People's Republic. In our country, one of the first to start working on this problem, a special institute of gerontology has been created in Kiev, and the organization of a central institute in Moscow is planned. The problem of longevity is being actively studied in many universities and, in particular, in Moscow and Kharkov universities.