This work is the author's commentary on events and documents that are important for the correct interpretation of the history on bioethics and the search for a moral basis for preventing ethical catastrophes in the future. The real reason for turning to the subject of the article was an in-depth study of the roots of the formation of ethical self-awareness and ethical legal awareness in Russia, which we presented earlier in the previous issue of the journal of Medical Ethics (2021, V. 9, No. 1.). The historical memory of the Nuremberg trial and the realities of the humanitarian catastrophe of the COVID-19 pandemic certainly give a special impetus to the development of this topic. Important issue is a special request of the journal editors to write this particular article. The reason is the author's discovery and presentation of the unique and forgotten documents of extraordinary importance, as well as the strategic focus of the journal's policy on an objective presentation of the facts of national ethics / bioethics in order to form the integrity of the role and influence of Russia and to improve the quality of education in this area.