In the 1880s, thanks to the initiative of Professor N.V. Sklifosovsky, the construction of the Clinical Town of Moscow University began at Devichye Pole. The complex of clinics is located between Bolshaya Pirogovskaya and Pogodinskaya streets. The internal road, running between the clinics and utility buildings, was named "Alley of Life" by the patients.

The alley starts at the intersection of the two streets, where the Church of Archangel Michael is located, and ends at Abrikosovsky Lane. The perspective of the town's buildings is completed by the Institute of Pathological Anatomy, Forensic Medicine, and Surgical Operations, built in 1891 according to the design of K.M. Bykovsky, who became the chief architect of the complex.

The location features of the Pathological Anatomy Institute influenced its design. The building faces Bolshaya Pirogovskaya street with its side facade, while the main facade with a portico of four Ionic half-columns under the pediment faces the Alley of Life, into the lane.

The two-story building stands on a high basement, where the apartments of the institute's staff used to be located. Attention is drawn to the two-level vestibule with a central staircase, where massive square columns support the elongated cross vaults in Gothic style.

The building was funded by A.I. Abrikosov, a professor at Moscow University and the grandson of the founder of the confectionery factory "A.I. Abrikosov and Sons." A bust of the distinguished physician and academician A.I. Abrikosov is installed in the stairwell of the second floor.

The institute's two-level auditorium is also interesting, designed as an amphitheater with a balcony-gallery around the perimeter of the hall.

Today, the Pathological Anatomy Building houses the Educational Military Center, which includes the Department of Civil Defense and the Department of Medical Support for the Population in Emergencies.

In 1960, a bust of Abrikosov by A.G. Postol was installed in front of the institute building. The passage between Bolshaya Pirogovskaya and Pogodinskaya streets is also named after Academician A.I. Abrikosov.