ZAYACHKIVSKA O., KOVALCHUK I., SAVYTSKA M. NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY DEPARTMENT IN DANYLO HALYTSKY LVIV NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY THROUGH THE PRISM OF CENTURIES. LVIV, 2020. 64 Р.

The recently written booklet by Oksana Zayachkivska and her co-authors Iryna Kovalchuk and Maryana Savytska regarding the history of the Normal Physiology department of Lviv’s National Medical University turned out to became the story of its leaders, the heads of the department, and their achievements. It is written in Ukrainian and English and beautifully illustrated with pictures and drawings representing the spirit of the diff erent episodes. The history of any faculty in the west part of Ukraine and in particular the Physiology faculty of the University of Lviv, which celebrates now its 125 anniversary, can only be considered in the framework of the turbulent political and societal situation and the dramatic changes that have taken place in this timeframe and in particular in this part of Europe. And this makes an exciting story.