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Mykola Amosov

1913-12-06 – 2002-12-12

Nikolai Amosov as depicted in Soviet Life, October 1984Credit: Published by the Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to the United States of America - photographer uncredited

Life & Legacy

Nikolai Mikhailovich Amosov, Doctor of Science, Professor (December 6, 1913 – December 12, 2002), also known as Mykola Mykhailovych Amosov (Ukrainian: Микола Михайлович Амосов) was a Soviet and Ukrainian doctor of Russian origin, heart surgeon, inventor, best-selling author, and exercise enthusiast, known for his inventions of several surgical procedures for treating heart defects.
Born to Russian peasants, Nikolai fought in World War II. After the war he moved to Kyiv and in 1965 wrote The Thoughts and the Heart, selling millions of copies. He was the recipient of multiple awards.

Occupation & Career

surgeon, philosopher, physician, physician writer, thoracic surgeon, writer

Education

Northern State Medical University

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Order of Lenin; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order of the Red Star; Order of the October Revolution; Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class; Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class; Lenin Prize; Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class; honorary citizen of Kyiv; Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"; Medal "Veteran of Labour"; Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; VDNKh gold medal; VDNKh silver medal; Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"; Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Medal "For the Victory over Japan"; Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg"; Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Hero of Socialist Labour · honorary citizen of Kyiv · Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" · Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" · Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" · Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" · Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Lenin Prize · Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg" · Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" · Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Medal "For the Victory over Japan" · Medal "Veteran of Labour" · Order of Lenin · Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class · Order of the October Revolution · Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class · Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class · Order of the Red Star · State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology · VDNKh gold medal · VDNKh silver medal