Open AccessV.A. Chernavskiy (commemorating the 100th anniversary)
Author(s) -
A. V. Skoroglyadov
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
vestnik travmatologii i ortopedii imeni n.n. priorova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-6738
pISSN - 0869-8678
DOI - 10.17816/vto103969
Subject(s) - medal , demobilization , front (military) , history , ancient history , library science , engineering , political science , art history , law , mechanical engineering , politics , computer science
December 29, 1996, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Viktor Alekseevich Chernavsky, an outstanding Russian traumatologist.Born in Smolensk province, he graduated with a silver medal from Smolensk high school in 1915 and the same year entered the medical faculty of Moscow University. His studies were interrupted in 1918, when Victor joined the Red Army and was sent to the Southern Front, where, as part of the 40th Division, he worked as a paramedic, and then an acting doctor. After his demobilization in 1921, he continued his studies at the Medical Faculty of the University, from which he graduated in 1923.