Why the great Pirogov didn’t become an archiater
Many prominent domestic physicians associated medical practice with the court medicine. N.I.Pirogov was not an exception to this rule. Only in emergency situations he was invited to the first persons of the imperial court as a consultant. Examples of high achievements in the field of Pirogov medical skill are presented. Among this examples- the exact diagnosis of the disease of the heir to the Russian throne, Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich (1843-1865) and effective treatment of the Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich (Senior), Chief of the Balkan Army (1876-1878). It draws attention to the low assessment of the closest entourage of the Emperor Alexander II made by Pirogov. It was noted that with the acquisition of Orthodoxy great doctor took it as «faith works». The conclusion: religion Pirogov let restriction of his medical service to persons belonging to the Imperial House of Romanov.