1814 is a significant date in the cultural history of the Volga-Kama region, as the date of the official opening of the Kazan State University. The same year should be considered the date of the establishment of the Higher Medical School in Kazan, since differentiated teaching of medical sciences to students of the medical department began only from the moment of the official opening of the university, from the 1814/15 academic year. Before that, students were not yet distributed among the relevant departments (faculties) of the university and studied all disciplines without exception.