title: A start in science: the 20th century, the beginning (based on Academician Pavlovsky’s memoir about the Imperial Military Medical Academy)
abstract: This article is the first in a series of historical writings commemorating the 220th anniversary of the Military Medical Academy’s Department of Biology (1808) and delves into lesser-known aspects of its history. Over more than two centuries of its history, the department has undergone numerous changes in response to transformations of the Academy and advancements in science and medical education. However, its purpose has always been to provide students with medical and biological knowledge that
journal: Russian Military Medical Academy Reports