Badge "For Merits In Humanitarian Activities Of The Red Cross And Red Crescent USSR".
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THIS IS ONE MEDAL THAT WAS GIVEN FOR MERIT IN THE RED CROSS AND THE HALF-MOON. IN FRONT YOU CAN SEE THE FACE OF NIKOLAY IVANOVICH PIROGOV - A PROMINENT RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN SCIENTIST, DOCTOR, PEDAGOGUE, PUBLIC FIGURE, AND CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (1847). HE IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FOUNDER OF FIELD SURGERY, AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SURGEONS IN EUROPE TO USE ETHER AS AN ANAESTHETIC.

Eric


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Badge "For Merits In Humanitarian Activities Of The Red Cross And Red Crescent USSR". - by ericlida - 12-10-2007, 09:02 PM

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