“Is it about helping people to live until the end?” That’s the simple but profound mission of \u041f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u043c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0445\u043e\u0441\u043f\u0438\u0441. It is also known as Hospice No. 1. Today we will explore this place of compassion in Moscow.
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Founded in 1994 \u041f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u043c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0445\u043e\u0441\u043f\u0438\u0441 emerged as Moscow’s first hospice. Vera Millionshikova and Victor Zorza were instrumental in its creation. In 1997 a stationary hospice unit opened. It offered 30 beds of free care to patients in the Central Administrative District of Moscow.
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