O.A. Trefilova, I.A. Rozanov

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, The Ministry of Health of Russian Federation

This article reviews I.P. Aleksinsky’s contribution to the development of russian surgery and his role as a public political figure of the Russian diaspora. Archival documents from the Alexander Solzhenitsyn Center for studies of Russian emigres are presented.

Keywords: I.P. Aleksinsky, russian surgery, sociopolitical worker, Russian abroad