"The letters of S. P. Botkin from Bulgaria. 1887": The return of the manuscript in Russia.

The previous report partially brought to light history of publishing of "The letters of S. P. Botkin from Bulgaria 1877". The original letters were abroad for many years and they were returned to the USSR in 1974 by grandchildren of S. P. Botkin, S. P. Chekhov and D. P. Chekhov, who resided in France. The circumstances of handing over of the letters to the N. A. Semashko Institute of Health Organization and Social Hygiene are presented. The letters have not been republished for 130 years, but their historical, moral and educational significance remains actual and nowadays. The modern edition of the complete manuscript, along with introductory article and detailed scientific commentary, will become a significant contribution to representation of biography of S.P Botkin, to supplementation of written sources about the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878, and to comprehension of centuries-old Middle Eastern geopolitics of Russia.

["The letters of S. P. Botkin from Bulgaria. 1877": The history of publication of autograph].

The letters of S. P. Botkin from Bulgaria (1877) to his wife, E. A. Botkina (née Princess Obolenskaya), were published as travel diary in the journal "Vestnik Evropy" in 1892 and as separate book in 1893. The family events related to publication of epistolary were restored. For publication, material of private nature was abridged by E. A. Botkina. Then, passages with compromising criticism were removed by editor of the journal. In spite of good quality of prepared text, publication was postponed by E. A. Botkina herself and afterwards it was lingered on because of claims of censorial department. The role of N. A. Belogolovy, public figure and friend of S. P. Botkin of many years and M. M. Stasyulevich, a publisher, in final decision to publish epistolary is emphasized. The comparison of original and printed matter carried out for the first time, established that cuts made up to more than one third of author's text.

[From the History of 1985 Anti-Alcoholic Company in the USSR].

The article considers history and results of 1985 anti-alcoholic company. The anti-alcoholic company was initiated from higher-ups and hastily implemented during Gorbachev perestroika of economic and social life in the country and brought no expected results and for many years moved back the resolution of this vital medical social problem.

[A feat of military medical attendant S. A. Bogomolov].

Sergey Bogomolov (1925-1999) is one of a few military paramedics awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for his heroism in the fight against the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War. After graduating from the Kirov Military Medical Academy he worked as a surgeon and anaesthesiologist in the Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital.

[The input of the free economic society of study of problem of children mortality].

The Free economic society is the first scientific society in Russia which, among many other problems, considered issues of medicine. The society possesses prominent accomplishments in spreading smallpox vaccination. In 1833 the Free economic society declared a competition for best writing about causes of high mortality among children at first year of life and measures of combatting. The work by I.R. Lichtenshtedt was approved as the best and published in 1840.

[Zinaida Iakovlevna El'tsyna--the first Russian woman-syphilidolologist].

The article demonstrates that the graduates of the first woman physician courses left their mark in medicine. Z. Ya. Yeltsyna, as the first woman-syphilidolologist, takes up aforeground in the struggle against syphilis. She mostly contributed into the organization of care to women and children with syphilis. She also inputted into popularization of ideas concerning the struggle against syphilis among rural and urban population.

[Activity of the Far East commonstate organization during the Russian-Japanese War 1904-1905].

The article is concerned with the participation of commonstate organizations in the delivery of medical treatment for the wounded soldiers in Fast East during the Russian-Japanese War 1904-1905. On the morrow of the Russian-Japanese War this community was transformed into the commonstate organization of relief. This organization expanded its help to the harmed from bad harvest areas and than to the migrants. During the early of the World War I 1914-1918 on the ground of commonstate organization was developed The Russian commonstate union.

[The role of medical community in Russian national medicine].

The article deals with the history of becoming and development of medical societies in prerevolutionary Russia. Their input into development of national science, of actual issues of public health, into consolidation of medical community and practical curative and sanitary activities is demonstrated.