History of the department of forensic medicine, named after P.A. Minakov of the medical faculty of the Pirogov Russian national research medical university

The article is devoted to the history of the formation and development of the department of forensic medicine named after P.A. Minakov of the medical faculty of the Pirogov russian national research medical university for 115 years. Periodicity of the development of directions in the field of scientific research, the organization of teaching, expert and public activities of the Moscow school of forensic doctors and the invaluable contribution of the heads of the department in each of the periods are shown.