The review considers the book “The Destiny of Scientist. The Academician Oleg Prokopievich Schepin” by R. V. Korotkih that is based on studying of wide range of sources and publications. The author presents main periods of life and creative work of Oleg Prokopievich Schepin, the Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The book by its style is notable for its simplicity and easiness. It is oriented to wide audience of readers. The purpose of the author is obvious — to share about outstanding personality being in contact with whom enriches spiritually, creatively and makes life more interesting and many-sided. Furthermore, the book reveals creative development of prominent scientist who greatly inputted into formation and consolidation of public health and health care and development of international cooperation in medicine. The author of the book, Raisa Vasilievna Korotkih, more than 20 years worked with academician O. P. Schepin and largely relied on accounts of Oleg Prokopievich himself. The author succeeded to present portrait of not only scientist, founder of eminent scientific school but great politician, organizer, health care administrator, pedagogue, leading specialist in the field of national and international health care, eminent public figure.

scientific school, population health, health care, health promotion, international cooperation, organizer of health care.