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This article is devoted to the personnel of the 3rd Special Infantry Brigade, a unit that was part of the Russian Expeditionary Corps in France. Despite the presence of works dealing with general issues of the formation and combat path of Russian troops in France, the personnel composition of the units has not been fully studied. Examining cases presented in central archives, the authors analyze over eight thousand records, which allows them to get an idea of the personnel characteristics of a specified military unit. Based on socio-demographic and professional characteristics, they compile a generalized portrait of soldiers and officers of the 3rd Special Infantry Brigade. The personnel information presented in the work is grouped into tables and concerns the ranks called up from the territory of Perm Province, whose share was 25 % of the total number of the brigade. The authors conclude that officers who had combat experience were assigned to regiments, and those who did not take part in the battles received positions in the marching battalion. Most lower ranks belonged to the peasant class and had restrictions for military service for health reasons. Data on combat experience, education, and categories of conscription of military personnel make it possible for the authors to make assumptions about the combat effectiveness of the 3rd Special Infantry Brigade. Finally, the authors make conclusions about the features of the personnel, which are compared with the all-Russian trends of 1916–1917. At the same time, special attention is paid to the fact that the collective portrait of the personnel is typical of military units formed during the final period of the First World War.

Sergey N Avdeev,1 Alexander A Vizel,2 Vladimir N Abrosimov3 ,† Andrey A Zaicev,4 Galina L Ignatova,5 Rustem F Khamitov,2 Marina P Mikhaylusova,6 Julia S Shapovalova,7 Elena F Pavlysh,8 Basil I Trofimov,9 Alexander V Emelyanov,10 Tatiana I Martynenko,11 Vladimir A Martynenko,12 Natalia E Kostina,13 Danila A Chizhov,14 Olga Yu Chizhova,10 Natalia A Kuzubova,15 Elena V Makova,16 Ekaterina V Makarova17,18 1I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia; 2Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russia; 3Ryazan State Medical University Named After Academician I.P. Pavlov, Ryazan, Russia; 4The Main Military Clinical Hospital Named After Academician N.N. Burdenko, Moscow, Russia; 5Regional Clinical Hospital No. 4, Chelyabinsk, Russia; 6Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia; 7Chelyabinsk Road Clinical Hospital "Russian Railways", Chelyabinsk, Russia; 8Nikiforov's All-Russian Center for Emergency and Radiation Medicine of the Emergencies, St. Petersburg, Russia; 9I.P. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia; 10North-Western State Medical University Named After I.I. Mechnikov, St. Petersburg, Russia; 11Regional State City Hospital No. 5, Barnaul, Russia; 12Regional State Clinical Hospital, Barnaul, Russia; 13Voronezh Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1, Voronezh, Russia; 14St. Petersburg State City Polyclinic No. 106, St. Petersburg, Russia; 15St. Petersburg State Vvedenskaya City Clinical Hospital, St. Petersburg, Russia; 16State Samara City Hospital No. 4, Samara, Russia; 17Privolzhsky Research Medical University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; 18State City Clinical Hospital No. 10, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia†Professor Vladimir Abrosimov passed away on January 22, 2019Correspondence: Sergey N AvdeevI.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8– 2, Trubetskaya St., Moscow, 119991, RussiaTel +7-495-465-74-15Fax +7-495-465-52-64Email serg_avdeev@list.ruBackground: Chronic cough declines quality of life and increases risk of complications in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Reducing cough severity and associated negative effects is important therapeutic goal in COPD. Rengalin with anti- and protussive activity is based on technologically processed antibodies to bradykinin, histamine and morphine.Aim: To evaluate efficacy and safety of Rengalin in treatment of cough in patients with COPD.Methods: Patients (n=238, mean age 64.3± 8.2 years) with stable COPD and persistent cough despite maintenance therapy (anticholinergics, beta-2-adrenergic agonists, inhaled corticosteroids) were included and randomized in the study. The severity of cough assessment (according to the "Cough Severity Score"), COPD impact on patient's life (COPD Assessment Test, CAT), and spirometry were performed at screening. Patients took Rengalin or Placebo 2 tablets 2 times daily for 4 weeks. The endpoints were proportion of patients who responded to treatment, dynamics of cough severity, and severity of COPD symptoms. Intention-to-treat (per protocol) analysis was performed.Results: Positive response to Rengalin was recorded in 83.6 [85.7]% (vs 72.6 [72.7]% in Placebo group, p=0.0422 [p=0.0163]). Double decrease of cough severity was reported in 42.2 [43.8]% in Rengalin group (versus 32.7 [32.7]% in Placebo; p=0.1373 [p=0.0907]). The total CAT score decreased by 3.3± 4.2 [3.6± 3.9] points (versus 2.5± 4.1 [2.5± 4.2] in Placebo group); the difference between groups was 0.79± 4.16 [1.04± 4.02] points (p=0.0870 [p=0.0416]). The number of patients with adverse events (AEs) in Rengalin (n=13) and Placebo (n=12) groups did not have significant differences (p=1.00). No AEs with certain relationship with study drug were registered.Conclusion: Rengalin is an effective and safe drug in patients with stable COPD and persistent cough, despite stable doses of maintenance therapy according to the GOLD guidelines. Four-week therapy decreases severity of cough by two times in more than 40% of patients.Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (id: NCT03159091).Keywords: cough, cough management, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, treatment, Rengalin