Moscow Suvorov Military School
The Moscow Suvorov Military School (MsSVU) is a military educational institution of secondary education of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. It was the first of the Suvorov Military Schools founded in the Soviet Union.[1]
Московское суворовское военное училище | |
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Motto | Life is for the Motherland, honor for no one! |
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Type | military academy |
Established | 1944 |
Rector | Viktor Polyakov |
Location | , |
Language | Russian |
History
The Moscow Suvorov Military School was formed in as the Gorky Suvorov Military School between July 4, 1944 and October 1, 1944. The Gorky Suvorov School was home to the best teachers and experienced military officers in the Red Army. On August 30, 1956, the Gorky Suvorov Military School was relocated to Moscow. Since November 1957, the Moscow Suvorov Military School took part in all military parades that took place on Red Square. In 1964, the school switched to a three-year curriculum. They began to take boys after 8th grade at the age of 15–16 years. On December 21, 1991, the school was redeployed to Moscow.
Heads of the School
The following is a list of heads of the school since 1944:[2]
- 1944-1950 - Major-General Karp Zheleznikov
- 1950-1953 - Major-General Guri Smirnov
- 1953-1956 - Major-General Boris Anisimov
- 1956-1961 - Major-General Leonid Vagin
- 1961-1963 - Colonel Grigory Muslanov
- 1963-1965 - Major-General Sergei Savchenko
- 1965-1973 - Major-General Vasily Fedotov
- 1973-1982 - Major-General Pyotr Kivolya
- 1982-1991 - Major-General Ivan Sumenkov
- 1991-1998 - Major-General Nikolay Kornilov
- 1998-2006 - Major-General Vyacheslav Roshchin
- 2006-2009 - Major-General Andrei Nechaev
- 2010-2011 - Colonel Alexander Tomashov
- 2011-2013 - Alexander Aglushevich
- 2013-2017 - Major-General Alexander Kasyanov
- 2017–Present - Lieutenant-General Victor Polyakov
Alumni
During its existence, the school had conducted 63 graduations. Many of its pupils eventually became the Heroes of the Soviet Union and veterans of the Soviet-Afghan War. Notable alumni have included:
- Igor Ivanov — Foreign Minister of Russia from 1998 to 2004.
- Andrey Bocharov — 5th Governor of Volgograd Oblast
- Stas Namin — Rock musician and cult figure
- Vladimir Gruzdev — 4th Governor of Tula Oblast
- Vladimir Makarenko — Russian orientalist, linguist, lexicographer, and translator
- Igor Sergun — Director of GRU from 2011 to 2016
- Yuri Podkopaev
Gallery
References
- "Карта сайтов образовательных организаций". vagsh.mil.ru. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- www.sema.ru, Sema.Ru Labs (c) 2002 |. "Они возглавляли училище - Суворовское военное училище". www.svu.ru. Retrieved 2017-11-04.