ri ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁A stra k han ▁Medical ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁medical ▁doctor ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁district ▁hospital ▁at ▁the ▁Pro sn its a ▁rail road ▁station ▁town ▁( current ly ▁in ▁K iro v ▁O blast ). ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁phys ician ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Kost rom a , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁sur geon ▁at ▁the ▁district ▁hospital . ▁Then ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Bol sh i ye ▁Sol i ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁about ▁ten ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁Chief ▁Doctor ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁hospital . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁N ina ▁Vas ily ev na , ▁also ▁a ▁phys ician ▁who ▁later ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Medical ▁Doctor ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation . ▁Their ▁daughter ▁Gal ina ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁She ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁sur geon . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Gol ube v ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁sur geon ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet - F inn ish ▁War ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁His ▁awards ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁were ▁three ▁Or ders ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Star ▁( aut umn ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁spring ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 4 ) ▁and ▁two ▁Or ders ▁of ▁the ▁Patri otic ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁D eg ree . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁served ▁about ▁th ir