[By the 200th anniversary of friedrich von esmarch (1823-1908)]. / K 200-letiyu so dnya rozhdeniya Fridrikha fon Esmarkha (1823­1908).

The world fame of Friedrich von Esmarch (1823-1908) is based on his universal effectiveness as a surgeon and innovative physician. He was primarily a military surgeon, and some ones call him the «Ambroise Pare of Germany¼. He owns numerous ideas in optimizing care for wounded and innovative developments in surgery. Friedrich von Esmarch improved methods of asepsis and antisepsis, anesthesia and sanitation in German hospitals. He is also considered as one of the pioneers in primary care. Friedrich von Esmarch is an author of more than 80 publications including a first aid textbook.

[To the 100th anniversary of the Crimean Republican Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination]. / K 100-letnemu yubileyu Krymskogo respublikanskogo byuro sudebno-meditsinskoi ekspertizy.

The article briefly presents the history of the formation of the forensic medicine service in Crimea. Information on the main legislative acts that determined the activities of forensic experts and the service in general at different historical stages is provided. The data on the heads of the service and well-known experts - forensic doctors, organizers of forensic medical examination in Crimea are presented. In parallel, the history of the organization and development of the Department of Forensic Medicine is described, the role of its employees in organizing the work of the Crimean Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise is presented. In this article, in addition to the available sources of literature and bibliography of legislative acts, materials from the archive of the Department of Forensic Medicine of Medical Academy named after S.I. Georgievsky of Vernadsky Crimean Federal University are used.