Visn. Nac. Akad. Nauk Ukr. 2018. (7):71-78     

I.M. Trakhtenberg
Kundiev Institute of Occupational Medicine of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine,Kyiv

ON THE EVE OF THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
About memoirs of O. Golovtsov and other books-memories as debts of our memory

On the example of the recently published book by O. Golovtsov entitled “Primus inter pares”, the author discusses the role and tasks of memoir literature in preserving the memory of the past and about people who personified this or that era. A large chapter in the O. Golovtsov's book, which consists of separate biographical essays, is devoted to the well-known unique Paton family, whose reputable representative, Boris Paton, President and peer of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, celebrates his centennial anniversary this year.

Language of article: ukrainian