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The presented material is dedicated to the outstanding surgeon, the legend of Arkhangelsk public health care - Yakov Alexandrovich Nasonov. The research objective is to show the contribution of the famous surgeon to the development of the First City Hospital and regional surgery.

Materials and methods: a retrospective historical-analytical study was carried out. Ideographic and problem-chronological methods were used. Information was taken from Internet sources from the websites of E.E.Volosevich First City Hospital, the Ministry of Arkhangelsk Healthcare, Arkhangelsk Regional Assembly of Deputies. Results and discussion: biographical material from the life and activities of the surgeon Y.A.Nasonov demonstrates his significant contribution to the medicine development. His practical methods and innovations in a wide range of surgical care created a solid and effective foundation for the development of a number of new fields of surgery in the First City Hospital.

Conclusion: life of Yakov Alexandrovich Nasonov is a bright example of the wholehearted service to medicine. He gave more than half a century to the work in the First City Hospital, trained a whole galaxy of talented surgeons, made a significant contribution to the development of regional surgery and practical healthcare in the Arkhangelsk region

The article covers the life and certain episodes of the activities of Augustin Betancourt (1758–1814), an outstanding engineer, scientist, architect, teacher, and statesman of Spain and Russia, in Russia. Arriving in Russia at the personal invitation of Emperor Alexander I, and being in the Russian service from 1808 to 1824, A. Betancourt left a notable mark in the history of engineering and construction, in the development of industry and transport of the Russian Empire, and formation of engineering education in the country.

Based on the sources, including those of the XIX century, the article provides information on the main projects implemented by him in Russia, offers characteristics of the relations between Augustin Betancourt and Emperor Alexander I, and other statesmen of that epoch, and reveals some personal and psychological peculiarities of behaviour of the engineer and scientist. An attempt is made to study the reasons for the tsar’s disfavour of Augustin Betancourt and his resignation from government posts. The article describes the conspicuous merits of A. Betancourt, his contribution to speeding up the industrial revolution in Russia, gives the main facts related to the special role of the scientists of Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS),the successor of the Institute of the Corps of Railway Engineers (IKIPS), organised by Betancourt, and the Betancourt’s Legacy International Scientifi c and Educational Project held since 2015 and the annual Betancourt International Engineering Forums dedicated to the development of higher engineering education in the world. This article is dedicated to the memory of Augustin Betancourt and is published in the year of the 200th anniversary of his passing on July 26 (14), 1824.