Background
Zubritsky, Alexander Nickolaevich was born on March 14, 1949 in the city of Severo-Kurilsk, Sakhalin Region in a family of medics. Mother: Zubritskaya (Nee Chechulina) Kaleriya Andreevna (deceased), father: Zubritsky Nickolai Alexandrovich (deceased). In 1951 when was 2 years old, he and his parents and brother moved from an island Paramushir to Sverdlovsk (nowadays Ekaterinburg) where he lived his childhood, adolescence and youth . It should be noted that his father was sent to the city of Severo-Kurilsk to pass military service with the subsequent assignment of the next military rank. But when the Local Command had learnt that his father was a priest, or, in other words, “pop” (in Russian), they rejected a promotion politely, but immediately. Such orders and manners were everywhere in the USSR when the communist barbarians were in power!
Education
He graduated from the 11th grade of the Evening School for Working Youth No.8 with a certificate of maturity (Sverdlovsk – now Ekaterinburg, 1967), Curative and Preventive Faculty of the Sverdlovsk State Medical Institute (1974), MD (1974), Internship on Pathological Anatomy at the Sverdlovsk Regional Clinical Hospital No.1 (1975); Advanced Training Cycle for Pathological Anatomy, Ukrainian Institute of Advanced Medical Studies (Kharkov, 1977); correspondence postgraduate study under the guidance of Hero of Socialist Labor, Lenin Prize Laureate, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR, Academician of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences, Professor A.I.Strukov, Moscow Institute of Human Morphology (1978–83); thesis defense on the topic “Quantitative analysis of pathomorphological changes in the right ventricle of the heart in the group of patients with chronic nonspecific lung diseases” (1990); PhD (1991): however, after its approval by the Higher Attestation Commission, he fundamentally refused the candidate's diploma, since he believed and believes that this work, despite a number of errors in it, from which no dissertation can be insured, nevertheless meets the requirements of the Regulations of this commission for doctoral dissertations. But the most important reason for the rejection of the academic degree of candidate of medical sciences was the brake on the defense of his dissertation by the "competent" bodies, which in different ways and methods and under various pretexts drove him to defend himself in Sverdlovsk. Nevertheless, the question of awarding him the scientific degree of Doctor of Medical Sciences, without re-protection, because of the bureaucratic red tape of various officials and not without the participation of "competent" bodies, is still hanging in the air, which we can only regret (See Zubritky A.N. The Dead Wall. Autobiographical sketch. Moscow: Astrea-centr, 2012: 320 p.); Advanced Training Cycle for Pathological Anatomy of Perinatal and Infant Diseases, Moscow Central Order of Lenin Institute for Postgraduate Medical Training (1986); specialization in Cytology, Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute named after M.F.Vladimirsky (1994); Certification Cycle of Improvement for Pathological Anatomy, Russian Medical Academy for Postgraduate Training (2000, 2006, 2011); Advanced Training Cycle for Histological Diagnostics of Endometrium Scrape, Moscow Research Centre of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after V.I Kulakov (2004); Advanced Training Cycle for Diagnostics of Soft Tissue Tumors, Moscow Medical Academy named after I.M.Sechenov (2008).
Career
Corpsman, Pathology Department, Sverdlovsk City Hospital No. 21 (1965–67); Corpsman, Sverdlovsk Forensic Morgue No.1 (1967–68); Medical Brother, Sverdlovsk ambulance station No.1 (1971–72); Intern-pathologist, Sverdlovsk Regional Clinical Hospital No.1 (1974–75); Head, Pathology Department, Neviyansk Central Regional Hospital (1975–76); Head, Pathology Department, Road Hospital, Chief Freelance Pathologist, Sverdlovsk Railway (1976–83); Teacher (part-time), Pathological Anatomy, Medical School of the Sverdlovsk railway (1976–77); Head, Pathology Department, Taldom Central Regional Hospital (1983–2010); Pathologist (part-time), Moscow City Clinical Hospital No.81 (2004); Pathologist, Odintsovo Central Regional Hospital (2012–13).
Author of the 4 rationalisation proposals and more 300 publications as sole author, including 27 books (of which 16 are in paper formats, 11 – in electronic versions), manuals and a reference book, including the autobiographical sketch “Dead Wall” (in Russian and English, 2012), “Mesotheliomas – Synonyms and Definition, Epidemiology, Etiology, Pathogenesis, Cyto-Histopathological Features, Clinic, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis” (2012), “Who is Who in Pathological Anatomy in Russia” (2015), “Who is Who in Pathological Anatomy in Russia” (Second Edition, revised, corrected and supplemented, 2017), 8 monographs in electronic formats “Memorable Dates of Russian Pathologists 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022” and “Jubilee and Memorable Dates of Russian Pathologists in Four Years” (2018).
Views
Motto (credo, life position), a favorite proverb: “follow your path and let people say anything”; “patience and hard work bring success”.
Influences: All is from God.
What qualities do you value in people? – Competence, decency and loyalty to the core.
There is nothing worse for you than...: when they do not recognize the true competence and decency of a person, regardless of party, national, religious, racial or social affiliations.
What is the greatest happiness for you? – This is when the violated rights and legitimate interests of the person are finally restored and the recognition of such a person is carried out in his lifetime!
What was the most amazing discovery for you? – God's Providence is in everything!
What do you think is the most important in raising children? – Communication.
How do you relieve stress? – The stress will also pass, no matter what turn it takes!
What was the most important event in your life? – Graduation.
What did you like most about your job? – Diagnostics of the pathological process.
What are your plans for the future? – I will go to improve myself on the basis of my imperfections!
Membership
Member of the European Society of Pathology (1989, 2020), International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (1990), European Section of the International Society for Heart Research (1992), International Society on Diagnostic Quantitative Pathology (1994), New York Academy of Sciences (1995), Atlantic-Euro-Mediterranean Academy of Medical Sciences (2006–10), Academic Board of the Atlantic-Euro-Mediterranean Academy of Medical Sciences (2008–10), Research Board of Advisors (ABI, USA, 2000), American Association for the Advancement of Science (2003), Scientific Council in the field of Pathological Anatomy (IBC, Cambridge, 2003), Editorial Board of the Biographical Directory “Who is who: World Edition” (Russia, 2018–21), Moscow religious organization Church of Christians of Evangelical faith “Good News” (2017–); Honorary Member of the Advisory Council (IBC, Cambridge, 2000); Candidate for membership in the International Union of Writers (2020), etc.
Personality
Distinctive feature: workaholic, purposefulness, truth-teller.
Connections
Mother: Zubritskaya (Nee Chechulina) Kaleriya Andreevna (deceased), father: Zubritsky Nickolai Alexandrovich (deceased), brother: Zubritsky Viktor Nickolaevich (deceased). Common-law spouse name: Yashina Valentina Petrovna (deceased). Children: Zubritsky Vladimir Alexandrovich, Yashin Sergei Alexandrovich.