🇷🇺📚 #OnThisDay September 1st is celebrated in Russia as Knowledge Day - a national holiday marking the beginning of the new academic year. This tradition, dating back to the 1930s, underscores the fundamental role of education in the development of society and the state.

🔔 Traditionally, today millions of students across the country, from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad, gather for ceremonial lineups, schoolroom sessions, and knowledge lessons. The first bell of the school year rings out.

🖼 Soviet-era posters, a unique art form in themselves, often capture the essence of this special day. There is a few "Back to School" masterpieces to share with you.

👨‍⚕️ #OnThisDay 150 years ago, Alexander Vasilyevich Vishnevsky, an outstanding innovator in the field of medicine, was born. Educated at the Kazan University, he rose from a country doctor to the head of a regional hospital. His scientific activity, based on a deep study of anatomy, led to the creation of revolutionary methods of treatment.

💊 Vishnevsky's main achievement was the development of a triad including local anaesthesia by creeping infiltration, novocaine blockade and healing ointment. These innovations not only anaesthetised but also accelerated tissue healing by preventing the development of pathogens in wounds.

☝️Vishnevsky’s methods played a key role in saving lives during World War II. His approach to anaesthesia, available even in rural hospitals, contributed to the widespread availability of surgical care. Alexander Vasilyevich claimed: "Victories in battles are won by the wounded returning to action", and he confirmed these words with his work.