REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot176410.32687/1561-5936-2024-28-3-319-324Original ArticleTo the history of formation of medical volunteering in Russia: from ancient Russia to modern RussiaDenisovaOlga A.olgad571@mail.ruDenisovAlexander P.denap144@mail.ruOmsk State Medical University, Omsk, RussiaResearch Institute for Complex Problems of Hygiene and Occupational Diseases, Novokuznetsk, Russia15122024331932416102025Copyright © 2024,2024Medical volunteer movement is a rather complex independent social phenomenon with its own historical features and development trends. The article presents an analytical review of the leading trends in the development of medical volunteer movement in different historical periods of Russian history. At all stages of its development volunteer activity was inextricably linked with charity. 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