Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

The President by his decree established the Order of Pirogov and the medal of Luke Krimski. Who are these people? Both are great surgeons. Both are an example of service, the word is appropriate here, service to medicine and people.

Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov. This is what the order of the founder of military field surgery looks like. In the war, Pirogov carried out the first operation in history with the then just invented anesthesia. His idea of an artificial joint in his time seemed fantastic. And today is a life-saving reality.

And this medal bears the name of Luka Krimski, in the world of Valentin Voino-Yasenetski. A doctor who has become a priest. He did not leave both of these missions, despite persecution and repression. And even when he was seriously ill himself. A unique case - for medical works written in the link, he was awarded the Stalin Prize I degree. He gave it to children orphaned in World War II. Luke the Crimean Russian Orthodox Church is counted among the saints.

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