From the editor

This February marks a quarter of a century since the death of Vyacheslav Avksentievich Manassein, a man who was "the living conscience of a Russian doctor" during his lifetime. The tremendous experiences that took place after the death of V. A-cha blocked his bright image from the eyes of the modern generation of Russian doctors. Now that our life has entered a calmer channel, the editors of the Kazan Medical Journal consider it their duty to remind fellow doctors about this true teacher of life and his precepts, especially since V. Ah was a Kazan by origin, and the editor of the Journal had the good fortune to be one of - alas! - the few who survived, his direct disciples.