The story “My Academy. Leningrad, VMA named after. S.M.Kirova, 1950–1956.” gives an idea of this remarkable institution, which at that time had the highest priority among medical universities in the country. The story is presented by the author's original memories of that time. The autobiographical nature of the story provides the necessary reliability of the memories. The book may be useful to a wide range of readers, primarily graduates and students of the Military Medical Academy, doctors working in the military and in civilian healthcare, students of medical universities, as well as historians of medicine. Published in the author's edition.