Publication activity of researchers about the N.A. Semashko’s life and activity

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Introduction. In this paper, an attempt was made to study the trend in the publication activity of researchers about the life and work of an outstanding figure in Soviet health care, a full member of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR and the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of the RSFSR, Professor Nikolai Aleksandrovich Semashko.

Materials and methods. The bibliographic method was used during the research. In total, 200 previously published works on N.A. Semashko, published by researchers from 1924 to 2023, were selected for analysis.

Results. Publication activity of researchers about the life and work of the outstanding health manager, teacher, and scientist in the field of social hygiene N.A. Semashko changed significantly over the analyzed centenary period. A gain in the number of publications was observed after his death in 1949 and continued until 1975, especially in relation to anniversaries of the birth of Nikolai Aleksandrovich, after which a decrease in the number of printed works on this topic was noted until 2013. During the last decade, interest in N.A. Semashko’s life and the work of has grown again, which is associated with increased attention of the medical community to the healthcare system he created and the 150th anniversary of his birth in 2024.

Research limitations. Articles in scientific journals, book editions and dissertations about N.A. Semashko.

Conclusion. Given the significant number of publications about N.A. Semashko, the continuing interest in his personality and the 150th anniversary of his birth, when conducting a further historical analysis of the life and work of Nikolai Aleksandrovich, researchers need to use, first of all, the surviving archival materials and published eyewitness accounts of that time to present the modern world on objective facts. to the generation of doctors of the events of a difficult period of our history and to pay tribute to the teacher for his contribution to the development of national health care, medical education, and science.

Acknowledgment. The study had no sponsorship.

Conflict of interest. The author declare no conflict of interest.

 Received: July 17, 2023 / Accepted: October 18, 2023 / Published: June 28, 2024

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Valeriy N. Tregubov

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

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Email: tregubov_v_n@staff.sechenov.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4588-7226

MD, PhD, DSci., Professor, N.A. Semashko Public health and healthcare department, F.F. Erisman Institute of Public Health, 
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation

e-mail: tregubov_v_n@staff.sechenov.ru

Russian Federation

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