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Nikolai Semashko Николай Семашко | |
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| Born | Nikolai Alexandrovich Semashko 26 September 1874 Oryol Governate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 18 May 1949 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party of Soviet Union |
Nikolai Alexandrovich Semashko (26 September 1874 – 18 May 1949) was a 20th century Russian scientist, medical doctor and the first People's Commissar of Health of the Soviet Union. Dr. Semashko was integral to the establishment and development of the Commissariat of Health, the first central health organization established in Russia. Despite many petty-bourgeois medical professionals in Russia being opposed to Revolution, he "gained the respect and loyalty of so many of the medical profession in Russia to whom the theory of Communism is still abhorrent."[1]
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- ↑ Anna Haines (1928). Health Work in Soviet Russia: 'Dr. N. A. Semashko The Commissar of Health' (p. 34). New York: Vanguard Press.