The author of the book, remaining all the time on the point of view of the physician, introduces modern methods of historical science into the subject he presents, thus giving the history of medicine as a derivative of universal human history. Thus, when describing a particular era of Russian medicine, at least a section of the socio-economic structure of society is given during the specified period. And then the author of the book claims that specific historical conditions also caused certain forms of medical activity and medical organization.