Leonid Rogozov was born in Dauriya, Borzinsky District, Chita Oblast, a remote village in eastern Siberia, a little over 10 miles from the Soviet border with Mongolia and China, near Manzhouli.
10 Facts About Leonid Rogozov
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Leonid Rogozov's father was killed in World War II in 1943.
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In 1953, Rogozov completed his studies at a secondary school in Minusinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, and was admitted to the Leningrad Pediatric Medical Institute.
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From September 1960 until October 1962, Leonid Rogozov worked in Antarctica, in his role as the sole doctor for a team of thirteen researchers at the Novolazarevskaya Station, established in January 1961.
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Leonid Rogozov had no option but to perform an operation on himself.
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Leonid Rogozov lay in a semi-reclining position, half-turned to his left side.
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Leonid Rogozov resumed his regular duties in about two weeks.
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In October 1962, Leonid Rogozov returned to Leningrad and started working on an MD at his alma mater.
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Leonid Rogozov later worked as a doctor in various hospitals in Leningrad.
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Leonid Rogozov died in 2000, aged 66, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from lung cancer.