Speransky as a representative of medical academic science in the formation of the historical and cultural heritage of Kuban and Adygea

The current stage of development of the Russian society is characterized by a sharp increase in the role of the medical intelligentsia and academic science of the Kuban and Adygea in the formation of the historical and cultural heritage. The research also has historiographic significance. In recent decades, there has been a sharp increase in interest in the problem of historical and cultural heritage, however, in general, its development is fragmentary, which makes the task of a comprehensive study of the problem urgent. The relevance of the topic is also proved by the fact that its consideration makes it possible to comprehend thoroughly the broader problems of domestic natural science and humanitarian cultures. The research is based on a combination of different methods. The use of a systematic approach, which made it possible to carry out a comprehensive study of the role of G.N. Speransky, as a representative of medical academic science in the formation of the historical and cultural heritage of the Kuban and Adygea was of fundamental importance. The regional aspect of the investigated problem predetermined its consideration from the standpoint of the methodology of local history. The need to give the study a logical and structural integrity led to the application of the problem-chronological method. The purpose of the research is to study the role of medical intelligentsia in creation and preservation of the historical and cultural heritage of both the subjects of the Russian Federation and the entire state that by considering the activities of the famous doctor G.N. Speransky and his contribution to the development of the child health care system and academic medicine. It has been concluded that G.N. Speransky made an invaluable contribution to the development of the doctrine of a newborn child and the organization of a neonatological service in the country, and also laid the foundations for this direction of medicine in the Kuban and Adygea. New progressive processes in the development of domestic medicine became the evidence of the growth of academic medicine and the formation of new cultural needs.