It is necessary to restore the North Caucasus IED to its previous status - under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense

Public Chamber Commission Russian Federation on problems of national security and socio-economic living conditions of military personnel, members of their families and veterans, held a hearing on the topic “On the prospects for the development of Suvorov military schools in the Russian Federation.” We publish excerpts from the speeches given.

The main issue is the reconstruction of the North Caucasus Suvorov Military School (SKSVU) in the Ministry of Defense system on the basis of the current Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps.

In line with state policy

In 1918, the 36th Tula Infantry Courses for Red Commanders were created, which laid the foundation for the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal Soviet Union A. I. Eremenko (OVOCU). In May 1924, the 17th Tula Infantry School (formerly the 36th course) was relocated to Vladikavkaz and became known as the 17th Vladikavkaz Infantry School. I, a graduate of Ordzhonikidze VOKU, know the cities. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Vladikavkaz cadet corps, a unique building was built. All this is evidence of the once correct policy to strengthen the region.

I remember that in our school there were children from all nations of the Soviet Union. We were different. Received four years higher education, but most importantly, they studied the traditions of the North Caucasus and the peoples of the USSR in general. We were taught to be friends, culture, history. Then, after leaving school, leaving abroad, to other republics, territories, regions, we, having such potential, worked with soldiers, the local population, introduced this culture, developed it. We were actually educators and conductors of correct interethnic policies. Our and other schools in Vladikavkaz played huge role in instilling tolerance in our people, forming a sense of friendship, respect for peoples different nationalities, to people in general.

Officer and Russian Empire, and carried state ideas to the USSR and preserved the integrity of the country. Today we are somehow gradually leaving the North Caucasus, including by reducing military schools. OVOCU, the Ordzhonikidze Higher Military Command Red Banner School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR named after S. M. Kirov (OVVKKU, later the North Caucasus Military Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs), the Ordzhonikidze Higher Anti-Aircraft Missile School were destroyed command school Air defense (OVZRKU).

This year marked the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad. There is a book about OVOKU. She says: during the most difficult period in November 1942, when Manstein was sent for a breakthrough - to release Paulus, all Vladikavkaz schools were sent to the front. The boys were alerted and unloaded at the Chirskaya station. All three schools died in the snow to prevent Manstein’s tank columns from breaking through. We can imagine what kind of training the cadets had and what kind of training our militias had with two weeks of training. The cadets spent months, and sometimes years, preparing for real war. They played the most important role in Battle of Stalingrad. It is not for nothing that our school, OVOKU, was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Battle, and many graduates became Heroes of the Soviet Union.

After the collapse of the USSR, the Vladikavkaz School became the only base for mountain training for officers. Look at our borders. How many mountainous territories do we have, starting from Far East and ending north. Mountain training is required everywhere. The kind of base that was in OVOKU no longer exists. There were schools in Almaty, Tbilisi, but the best was in Vladikavkaz. I say it like former officer The General Staff of the Ground Forces, which inspected all general military schools. There were eight of them in the Soviet Union, and the best mountain training was in Vladikavkaz.

Finishing historical part, I note: if we achieved the legal status of the Suvorov School, owned by the Ministry of Defense, we would not only pass on glorious traditions to the current Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps, but also strengthen our state. It is necessary to take into account the political situation and significance of the region, as well as the role of officer training. I propose to revive the history and traditions of OVOKU on the basis of the current cadet corps. Another option: let the corps remain the cadet (Suvorov) school of the Ministry of Education, but at the same time - the legal successor of both the Imperial Cadet Corps and the Higher Combined Arms Command School of the USSR Armed Forces.

Alexander Kanshin,
Chairman of the Public Chamber Commission on National Security Issues and Socio-Economic Living Conditions of Military Personnel, Members of Their Families and Veterans

The Ministry of Defense does not withdraw itself

We are very sensitive to what we have. It's about about pre-university educational institutions of the Suvorov School system, Nakhimov School, cadet corps. The same applies to higher military educational institutions. Traditions and military-patriotic education are now being revived in the Ministry of Defense. It’s no secret that one of the first decisions of the Minister of Defense was the return of Suvorov students and cadets to parades in 2013. Such events were held in all cities where pre-university educational institutions are located.

The next step is that by order of the Minister of Defense, the Suvorov and Nakhimov schools and cadet corps are subordinated to the corresponding commanders-in-chief, that is, the chiefs in whose interests the training will subsequently take place. Basically all IEDs - to the commander in chief Ground forces. Ulyanovsk School - to the commander Airborne troops. St. Petersburg Cadet Corps - Deputy Minister of Defense, Army General Bulgakov. Maritime pre-university educational institutions, primarily St. Petersburg Nakhimovskoe, to the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.

Next, we made the departmental system of pre-university education more open and understandable. Currently, we are finishing the enrollment of minors in pre-university educational institutions. Over 1,700 people were selected. Competition for pre-university educational institutions this year is significantly higher than last year. This is also facilitated by the fact that the Minister of Defense has expanded the categories of citizens for admission to departmental educational institutions. The privilege to enroll only children of military personnel and civilian personnel, orphans, and children without parental care has been lifted. The current admissions campaign includes all minor citizens.

A decision was made to restore the military component of training. From September 1 we plan to introduce the subject “Fundamentals military service", including drill and fire training. In grades 10–11 – military regional studies. IN summer period at least two weeks, and in some educational institutions even three weeks, trips to specialized military educational institutions are planned for Suvorov, Nakhimov, and cadets. There they will be able to get acquainted with the life of cadets and gain basic knowledge about their chosen military specialties.

This year, about 90 percent of pre-university graduates educational institutions The Ministry of Defense decided to enter universities of the Ministry of Defense. The rest preferred the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

On the merits of the issue.

In 2010–2011, the North Caucasus Suvorov Military School was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. However, I repeat, each school is unique for us, so we support any such institution even when it is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense. We still don't lose touch.

Until 2011, the SKSVU was maintained in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry of Defense and the government of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. The powers to manage the educational institution were divided. Later, the parliament of the republic adopted a resolution on the transfer of IEDs to the region. Corresponding appeals have been sent to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation and the head of the republic. Further: the legislation of the Russian Federation did not allow maintaining an institution on co-financing terms. Two new articles were introduced into the budget code (38.1 and 60). In order to solve this problem, the military department reported the situation to the president of the country and proposed either amending the budget code to return to co-financing, or looking for new ways to co-found cadet-type educational institutions.

Igor Muravlyannikov,
Acting Head of the Military Education Department of the Main Directorate of the Military Institution of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel

Only state interests

It is necessary to move from the language of financial to state-political. The basic position is that which is proposed to the public in many public speeches of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. When we set about recreating this historical military educational institution, the situation in the North Caucasus was better. However, there was little money and response from government agencies.

Now the situation is not ideal, but there is much more understanding at different levels. We are talking about preserving the continuity and military intelligentsia that are characteristic of the Russian and the Greater Caucasus in general as part of historical Russia. The departure of military schools from the region and their abolition is political myopia.

Last fall, I spoke at a large international forum in Bulgaria dedicated to the 135th anniversary of the victory in Russian-Turkish War 1877–1878. I talked about the battles of two Vladikavkaz front line regiments on Shipka. This aroused great interest. Thus, we have a glorious military past. The fact that there is no Suvorov School, the universities of the Moscow Region, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Border Guards have been liquidated is a mistake.

The approach to solving this issue should not be through numbers. If there is state will, it does not matter whether there are 600 or 800 students on staff (the question was raised of how many cadets the school should have). You don’t have to ask for two or three years to fix the problem. Some decisions are made quickly, as on a battlefield, if it suits political expediency.

With my personal conversations in 1998 with the president and chairman of the government, the filling of the newly opened VCA with everything necessary began. We weren't interested in money back then. We carried these things on ourselves in the hope that we would later transfer it to the Ministry of Defense. Now completely opposite information is being voiced.

So, there was a presidential order on the re-establishment of the school, a detailed government decree dated March 2, 2000, a directive of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces dated August 18, 1999, and an order of the Minister of Defense dated April 11, 2000. License No. 1342 dated April 2, 2010 was received, valid until April 3, 2015, in accordance with which the SKSVU must operate in the system of the Ministry of Defense.

In 2008, we managed, using primarily political arguments, to defend the school. Former minister Defense Serdyukov assured that there would be no liquidation. However, later, in 2011, all authorities were ignored. Decision made were not even brought to the level of verbal agreement. This is an elementary, textbook procedure in the state. Military-political aspects were forgotten. Property and inventory turned out to be more important.

The school has disappeared. Today it is necessary to create a precedent: in order to correct the erroneous decisions of the Serdyukov era, it is necessary to cancel the completely inexplicable - the liquidation of SKSVU.

While traditions are not forgotten, there is aspiration, a spirit, it is important to focus on restoring a unique educational institution. The Public Chamber, which has special authority among a huge number of organizations, must resolve this issue.

Now we are working hard on a unified story. The diversity of teenage educational institutions triggers the opposite process. It is wrong to take away the Suvorov schools. The competition between law enforcement agencies creates an image that is by no means all-Russian. In each of them it is proven that their federal department is the most excellent, that without them the country would simply disappear. This is absurd.

Alexander Dzasokhov,
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Commission for UNESCO

Decisions made

Based on the results of the meeting and public hearings that took place on the territory of the republic, as well as taking into account the social and political significance of this educational institution in the training of military personnel from among the youth of the republics of the North Caucasus, the commission will write a letter to the Minister of Defense with a request to consider the possibility of restoring the North Caucasus Suvorov Military School military school in its previous status - under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense. The Public Chamber Commission creates working group led by the first deputy chairman of the commission, Vladimir Lagkuev, which will monitor the situation related to the restoration of the SKVU in Vladikavkaz.

Alexander Kanshin

Reference

On September 26, 1901, the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps (1901–1917) was created by a personal decree of Emperor Nicholas II.

1919 – The Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps was restored in the Armed Forces of the South of Russia.

On March 4, 1920, he retreated in marching order to Georgia, from where he was transferred to the Crimea. In the Russian army in Crimea, from the remnants of it and the Poltava Cadet Corps, the Crimean Cadet Corps was created, located in Oreanda, and then evacuated to Yugoslavia.

In August 1947, the school was relocated by three railway trains to the capital of North Ossetia - the city of Dzaudzhikau (since 1954 - Ordzhonikidze, since 1990 - Vladikavkaz) and became known as the North Caucasian SVU.

1948 – first issue of SKSVU.

1948–1958 – Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Officer School (Suvorov officers and cadets).

1958–1965 – Caucasian Red Banner IED (Suvorov military personnel only).

1965–1968 – Ordzhonikidze IED.

1968–1988 - on the basis of the Suvorov and combined arms schools, the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A. I. Eremenko (OVOCU) was created and graduates officers.

2000 - opening of a new SKSVU (2000–2011), restored on the basis of the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated April 11, 2000 with the active support of the President of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Alexander Dzasokhov.

April 2, 2010 - SKSVU received license No. 1342, according to which the school must operate in the Ministry of Defense system until April 3, 2015.

2011 – SKSVU was closed, the property was transferred to the Ministry of Education of the Republic in 2012.

2012 – opening of the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps outside the Russian Defense Ministry system.

I have the honor!

Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command
twice Red Banner School named after

90 years of Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command
twice to the Red Banner School
Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko

Remember the fallen
take care of the living.

A person without a past does not exist.
Forgetting the past, -
it's like a person without a homeland.

If someone shoots into the past with a gun,
the past will shoot him out of a cannon.

R. Gamzatov

I have the honor!

Moscow
"MEGAPIRE"
2008

The team of authors expresses deep gratitude and appreciation to all those who assisted in the preparation of this publication, primarily the authors of the book “Wreathed in Glory” Vladimir Nikolaevich Belanov, Vladimir Nikolaevich Belikov, Alexander Aronovich Galperin, Leonid Vladimirovich Ilteev, as well as Maria Degizovna Betoeva, Colonel Vladislav Grigorievich Vecher, Vladimir Nikolaevich Gumenyuk, Nikolai Evgenievich Dontsov, doctor social sciences Nikolai Sergeevich Martynenko, Sergei Vasilyevich Mitusov, Alexander Grigorievich Tkachenko, Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Sheludko, the National Association of Associations of Reserve Officers of the Armed Forces (MEGAPIR) and personally the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association, Doctor of Philosophy Alexander Nikolaevich Kanshin, Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General Vitaly Andreevich Ulyanov.

I have the honor / Author.-comp. A.Yu. Grebennikov, A.P. Kovalev. M.: Publishing house"MEGAPIR", 2008. 419 p. (+ on).
ISBN 978-5-98501-040-4
The book is dedicated to the glorious 90th anniversary of the creation of the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko, who made an invaluable contribution to the training of high-quality officers for the Armed Forces of our Fatherland.
Based on documents and materials, newspaper and magazine publications, memoirs, memories of veterans and graduates, the story is told about the creation, formation, and development of one of the oldest universities in the system of training officers of the Ground Forces. Over the 75 years of its practical activity, the school has gone through a rich historical events path, but the traditions laid down by its first commanders, teachers and graduates were supported and developed by subsequent generations of command, teaching staff and future officers. Yes, the school no longer exists since 1993, but it lives as long as those who served, worked and studied within its walls are alive.
The collection is illustrated with archival materials, photographic documents and photographs reflecting significant events and everyday life of the university.
The book is addressed to a wide range of readers and, above all, to those who have linked their fate with the life of the Russian Armed Forces or are just on the verge of choosing their life path.

Central Executive Committee of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Resolved:

To present the Revolutionary Red Banner to the Vladikavkaz Infantry School as a sign of calling for his constant readiness to defend the gains of the socialist revolution.

Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR M. Kalinin

Secretary of the USSR Central Executive Committee A. Enukidze

People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs and Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR K. Voroshilov

G. Moscow

The complex of these beautiful buildings, at the very entrance to Vladikavkaz along the Georgian Military Road, always attracts the attention of citizens and guests of the capital of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania.
A military town, immersed in greenery, where the cadet corps was once located, then the 17th Vladikavkaz Infantry School, the Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Military School, the Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Officer School, the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Double Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko, and today preserves the memory of events and people that are directly related to the history of our Motherland.
The building itself is a unique structure; it is still the pinnacle of architecture and has no equal in layout and length.
Here, once upon a time, the words of a military oath of allegiance to the Tsar and the Fatherland, then to the state and people, sounded from tens of thousands of lips. And there was not a single case when this solemn promise was not fulfilled.
Unfortunately, military biography the former cadet corps and general military school has now been interrupted. But I want to believe that time and life will correct this oversight. But, in spite of everything, those who worked, served and studied within these walls do not forget that wonderful time.
Every graduate of a military school, no matter how his life and service turned out, always remembers with special love and tenderness the years spent within its walls, where character was formed and tempered, originated and developed high quality citizen and officer.
For more than 40 thousand officers, the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. became such a “university of life and service.” Eremenko, which for 75 years has established itself as a true forge of command personnel.
Over the years, it has come a long and glorious way, glorious traditions were born and developed in it. Some left its walls, others came to replace them and, taking up this unique baton, continued and multiplied the glorious traditions of their older comrades.
This book is dedicated to the glorious anniversary - the 90th anniversary of the creation of the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko.
Using living examples, it tells about the past and present of those who served and worked within its walls, its glorious military traditions, generals, officers and cadets who contributed to its history, the participation of its students in the defense of the Fatherland, the performance of service and combat tasks in hot spots of the USSR and Russia.
Its pages tell about the Heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia, forever included in the lists personnel Institute, outstanding military leaders - graduates of the university, famous athletes, scientists, the creativity of its students, the constant search of the command and scientific and pedagogical staff for ways to increase the efficiency of the educational process.
The command staff, its students and graduates took a direct part in Civil War and the suppression of counter-revolutionary uprisings in the Don and North Caucasus (1919 to 1930), fighting in Spain (1936-1939), on Lake Khasan, the Khalkhin Gol River (1939), with the White Finns (1940), in the Great Patriotic War ( 1941-1945), the defeat of militaristic Japan, in the events in Hungary (1956), Czechoslovakia (1968), in fulfilling international duty in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1979-1989), providing assistance in training personnel of the Armed Forces in various countries of the world , in unblocking interethnic conflicts in Central Asia, Transcaucasia and the Ossetian-Ingush conflict, eliminating the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, establishing constitutional order in Chechen Republic and adjacent territories, in maintaining the state of emergency in part of the territories of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania and the Republic of Ingushetia.
Over the 75 years of successful practical activity of the school, more than 40 thousand officers were trained here, more than 300 students of the university were awarded the highest officer rank of “general”, 72 graduates became Heroes of the Soviet Union, including Major Generals I.I. Fesin and P.I. Shurukhin were awarded this title twice, 9 times they were awarded the title of Hero of Russia.
Over the years, the school has developed deep, glorious traditions, a highly professional teaching staff has been formed, capable of successfully solving complex tasks for officer training.
For its success in training highly qualified officer personnel, the school was awarded the Revolutionary Red Banner, the Order of the Red Banner, five Certificates of Honor from the Presidiums of the Supreme Soviets - the Russian Federation, North Ossetia, nine Commemorative and Challenge Red Banners, two challenge prizes of the Military Council of the North Caucasus Military District for the “Best Military School of the District” , Commemorative medals “200th anniversary of the voluntary accession of Ossetia to Russia” and “50th anniversary of the autonomy of North Ossetia”.
And today, graduates and students of the famous Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko continues to glorify his native school, covered with glory, with his services to the Fatherland.

Council of Ministers of the USSR

Resolution

“On perpetuating the memory of Marshal of the Soviet Union Eremenko A.I.”

In order to perpetuate the memory of Marshal of the Soviet Union Eremenko A.I. Council of Ministers of the USSR Union

Decides:

To be named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School and henceforth it will be called the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko.

Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR A. Kosygin

Business Manager
Council of Ministers USSR M. Smirtyukov

Dear veterans and
college graduates,
fighting friends!

On November 16, 2008, we will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the creation of our Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko.
Our school played significant role in the history of the Armed Forces. Its graduates took an active part in the Civil War, the fight against bandit and counter-revolutionary elements in the North Caucasus and the Basmachi in Central Asia, with the Phalangists in Spain, repelled the aggression of Japanese militarists on Lake Khasan and the Khalkhin Gol River, in the war with Finland, and on the fronts The Great Patriotic War, the defeat of the Kwantung Army, numerous foreign business trips as military advisers, in combat operations in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, unblocking interethnic conflicts on the territory of the Soviet Union, in establishing constitutional order in the Chechen Republic, while everywhere showing the courage and heroism brought up in them and perseverance in protecting the interests and independence of our Motherland.
This glorious anniversary will be celebrated not only in Russia, but also in neighboring countries, in other countries of the world, where our students and graduates serve with dignity in various positions in the Armed Forces, other law enforcement agencies, are in the reserve, retired and retired.
Our university has something to be proud of. 81 Heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia, more than 300 generals who held and are holding responsible positions in the public service, V State Duma Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, and other public organizations.
This is a great merit to all those who worked hard and fruitfully, preparing highly qualified officer cadres for our Motherland. In just 75 years of its practical activity, the school has trained more than 40 thousand officers for our Fatherland.
On these solemn anniversary days, sincerely sharing your joy, I wish us all courage, vigor and optimism, health and prosperity, new successes in selfless service for the benefit of Russia!

Sincerely,
graduate of the school in 1977, chairman of the commission
Public Chamber of the Russian Federation for
affairs of veterans, military personnel and their members
families, Chairman of the Board of Directors
National Association of Associations
Reserve officers of the Armed Forces (MEGAPIR)
Reserve Colonel A. Kanshin

The virtues of a military man are: for a soldier - cheerfulness,
for an officer - courage, for a general - courage.

Generalissimo Alexander Vasilievich Suvorov

Preface
Head of the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko Hero of the Soviet Union Lieutenant General V.A. Ulyanova

On November 16, 2008 we celebrate the 90th anniversary of the creation of our school. It so happened that life scattered us around different parts light, but we are still faithful and devoted to the officer brotherhood and friendship that we have carried through all the years and trials. The personnel are rightfully proud of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant Georgy Aleksandrovich Demchenko, who at the cost of his young life fulfilled his military duty and was forever included in the lists of personnel of the 1st company.
Today I would like to note those of our comrades who have achieved the most significant results in their professional activity: Marshal of Armored Forces P.P. Poluboyarov - chief of tank forces of the Soviet Army, Colonel General S.N. Perevertkin - First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, emergency situations and disaster relief Yu.P. Kovalev and S.N. Suanov, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Far East troops F.M. Kuzmin, Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Western Direction Forces M.N. Tereshchenko, Deputy Commander of the Russian Ground Forces A.I. Sokolov, commanders of the troops: Far Eastern Military District, Hero of Russia V.V. Bulgakov, Siberian Military District G.P. Kasperovich, Carpathian Military District V.V. Skokov, Ural Military District N.K. Silchenko, Head of the Directorate of the Main Command of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General K.M. Bogdanov, Heroes of the Soviet Union, deputy commanders of military districts, Lieutenant General A.V. Verbitsky, B.N. Dzotsiev, A.I. Sokolova, N. M. Filippenko, Colonel General V. S. Sokolova, I. M. Chistyakova. Military diplomats Lieutenant General A.N. Chernikova, I.D. Yurchenko, Lieutenant General Heroes of the Soviet Union R.S. Ausheva, V.I. Baranova, P.S. Bilaonova, P.L. Romanenko, D.I. Smirnova, as well as M.T. Batyrova, P.D. Budakovsky, S. Korzon, E. Lazarov, head of the GRU special forces, Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General V.V. Kolesnik, world record holder for parachute jumping, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel V.G. Romanyuk, Hero of the Soviet Union, navigator Lieutenant Colonel I.I. Starzhinsky, Lieutenant General S.V. Bozhko, who in difficult conditions of interethnic conflicts in Transcaucasia withdrew the division entrusted to him from Azerbaijan to the city of Vladikavkaz, and others.
Many of our graduates have held and are holding responsible positions in neighboring countries. Thus, Colonel General V.S. Kolesov, M.N. Tereshchenko were deputy ministers of defense and advisers to the President of the Republic of Ukraine, Army General I.Yu. Svida - Chief of the General Staff - Commander of the Troops of the Republic of Ukraine, Lieutenant General of Aviation K.K. Oruzbaev, Major General A.M. Japarov - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, Major General V.I. Shatskov is the commander of a direction in the army of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
I would especially like to note those of our graduates who have achieved high results in social activities and currently play an important role in nation-building. This is Hero of Russia V.M. Zavarzin, who led the Defense Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation for two convocations, Doctor of Philosophy A.N. Kanshin, head of the commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation for veterans, military personnel and members of their families, as well as R.S. Aushev, V.I. Zolotenko, A.A. Petrushin, D.N. Shilo, A.N. Shishkov and others.
Due to the current circumstances, a significant part of our graduates, after completing their service, engaged in entrepreneurial activities and achieved significant results in this area. Among them I would like to mention R.T. Aguzarova, M.V. Vagina, Yu.F. Glushko, V.V. Gorbunova, O.V. Guseva, A.N. Dmitrieva, N.E. Dontsova Yu.F. Zarubina, A.L. Epifanova, A.N. Kanshina, A.L. Karapetova, A.E. Kozaeva, V.P. Kukova, K.Z. Lolaeva, S.R. Muslimova, V.V. Nikitenko, A.V. Stepanenko, A.A. Stukova, K.V. Suslova, A.G. Tkachenko, Yu.Yu. Shapovalova, A.P. Shcherbin, V.A. Yaroshik and others, who provide great practical assistance to their comrades and all those who need it.
The high intelligence and level of general training of our graduates is also evidenced by the fact that over 150 of them became candidates of science, and A.N. Kanshin, V.I. Knyazev, V.A. Kulikov, A.F. Perevoznov, B.A. Pliev, V.A. Rud, P.N. Selivanov, E.V. Starostin, P.V. Tokarev, Yu.N. Trufanov, S.V. Ulyanov, G.Ya. Utkin, T.V. Khutiev, N.V. Tsibulenko, V.I. Shapkin, I.I. Yurpolsky and other doctors of science.
We cannot remain silent about the many thousands of our students who, faithful to the military oath and their duty, through honest work and selfless service, and sometimes at the cost of their lives, have made and continue to make a huge contribution to the glorification of our school, strengthening the foundations of the defense capability of our Fatherland, and the protection of its sacred borders and interests.
We honor and remember those who are no longer with us, we pay tribute to their blessed memory.
Happy holiday to you, comrades, health, happiness, prosperity and long life.
I have the honor

North Caucasus Suvorov Military School, opened in 2000 in the capital of North Ossetia-Alania, the city military glory Vladikavkaz, is called upon to continue the glorious traditions of its predecessors.

More than 100 years ago, by a personal decree of Emperor Nicholas II dated September 26, 1901, the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps was created for the sons of military personnel serving or serving in the Caucasus, local nobles and children “by election of the commander of the troops.”

On September 1, 1902, the grand opening of the building took place, timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the annexation of Georgia to Russia. Classes for students of the first intake began in temporary premises, hastily converted barracks of the 81st Absheron Regiment. By the 1903/4 academic year, classes were held in a building specially built for cadets of the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps (now the headquarters of the 58th Army is located here).

VlKK held nine issues. Graduates of the cadet corps carried the title of Vladikavkaz cadet with honor. During the First World War, a graduate of the corps, I. Gusakov (1912), was awarded the St. George Arms and the St. George Cross of the 4th degree. St. George's Cross Students of the corps, second lieutenant K. Vakulovsky and cornet V. Skorobogatiy, were awarded.

During the Civil War, the number of students in the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps increased from 500 to 900 people: in November 1919, cadets from the Petrovsko-Poltava Cadet Corps were added to the corps. In the spring of 1920, a decision was made to evacuate the cadet corps from Vladikavkaz to Crimea, and in October, on the initiative of General Wrangel, the Crimean Cadet Corps was created from the cadets of the Vladikavkaz and Poltava corps.

The KKK settled in Slovenia, in the city. Bila Tserkva. The Serbian War Ministry provided the corps with two three-story stone buildings. The Crimean Cadet Corps existed for 10 years. From his midst came major engineers, technicians, architects, doctors, teachers, professors, writers, journalists and other figures in all fields of culture.

During the Great Patriotic War, the idea arose to revive the tradition of educating youth in military affairs. The author of the idea of ​​​​creating Suvorov schools is the famous Russian, Soviet military leader, General Alexey Alekseevich Ignatiev.

21 August 1943 Council people's commissars and the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks adopted a resolution “On urgent measures to restore the economy in areas liberated from German occupation,” which provided a detailed program of priority measures to eliminate the severe consequences of the occupation. The resolution emphasized that Suvorov schools were being created according to the type of old cadet corps, and indicated the need to create a wide network of special institutions for children disadvantaged by the war.

In 1943, nine schools were opened, including the Krasnodar Suvorov Military School. From 3.5 thousand applicants, 540 young men aged 8 to 13 years were selected. Most of the students were children dead soldiers and front-line soldiers, including three - sons of Heroes of the Soviet Union. 58 of them are sons of regiments and young partisans, 11 were awarded orders and medals.

The location of the school was to be Krasnodar. But at that time there was no suitable building in the regional center, and the Suvorov School was located temporarily in the city of Maykop, the center of the Adygea Autonomous Region.

Major General Alexey Ivanovich Nerchenko, a participant in the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars, was appointed head of the school. He graduated from the Military-Political Academy, was a military commissar of a special cavalry brigade, and head of the Oryol Military Infantry School. From September 1943 to January 1949 - head of the Krasnodar, later Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Officer School.

On December 19, 1943, a big celebration took place in all nine schools, including the Krasnodar Suvorov Military School, which went down in history as the opening day of the country's Suvorov schools.

In January 1944, the Krasnodar Suvorov Military School was presented with a banner, in front of which the Suvorov students swore an oath of allegiance to the Motherland. In August 1947, the school was relocated by three railway trains to the capital of North Ossetia, the city of Dzaudzhikau (since 1954 - Ordzhonikidze, since 1990 - Vladikavkaz). The school was located in the building of the former Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps, which by that time housed the 1st Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School.

On September 4, 1947, by order of the Minister of the Armed Forces of the USSR, the 1st Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School was renamed the North Caucasus Red Banner Infantry School, and in the same year the Krasnodar Suvorov Military School was renamed the North Caucasus Suvorov Military School.

In 1948, the first graduation of Suvorov students took place; 41 students graduated from the school. In the same year, the Suvorov School merged with the North Caucasus Red Banner Infantry School. It was reorganized into the Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Officer School, which was headed by Lieutenant General I.F. Barinov. After graduating from the Suvorov Military School, the student automatically became a cadet at his own school and after two years (later three) graduated with the rank of lieutenant.

In 1958, the school was reorganized again and became only Suvorov, accordingly the name changed to the Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Military School (KK SVU), and in 1966 it was renamed the Ordzhonikidze Suvorov Red Banner Military School. In 1968, the last graduation of Suvorov students took place.

Heads of KKSVU:
1. Major General Nerchenko Alexey Ivanovich (September 1943 - January 1949)
2. Lieutenant General Barinov Iosif Fedorovich (February 1949 - February 1955)
3. Major General Busarov Mikhail Mikhailovich (March 1955 - December 1955)
4. Major General Filippov Mikhail Mikhailovich (December 1955 - November 1957)
5. Major General Rakov Stepan Semenovich (January 1958 - October 1966)
6. Major General Sarapin Nikolai Adamovich (October 1966 - August 1967)

The Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Military School existed for a quarter of a century. There were 20 issues. The number of graduates was 1,862 people, of which 204 graduated with a gold medal, 179 with a silver medal.

On the basis of the Suvorov Military School, the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. was opened. Eremenko. For the successful completion of the task of providing international assistance in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and the courage and heroism shown in this case, the title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded to the graduate of the SVU CC, Major General V.V. Kolesnik. By order No. 494 of November 17, 2005 of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General V.V. Kolesnik is forever included in the lists of the North Caucasus Suvorov Military School.

For the courage and heroism shown during the hostilities in the Chechen Republic, the title of Hero of Russia was awarded to graduates of the Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Military School: the head of the coastal forces of the Northern Fleet, Major General A.I. Otrakovsky (posthumously), deputy commander of the North Caucasus Military District, Colonel General V.V. Bulgakov.

The North Caucasus Suvorov Military School was recreated by order of the Government of the Russian Federation, dated March 2, 2000. No. 522-R. on the basis of order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated April 11, 2000 No. 165.

The school was located in Vladikavkaz on the corner of V. Chkalov and International streets in a building built at the beginning of the twentieth century. Before the revolution, it housed the Military Women's Gymnasium. Colonel Yuri Georgievich Managarov was appointed head of the SVU Investigative Committee. He commanded the school from 2000 to 2004. Born on December 5, 1949 in Novokuznetsk, in 1968 he graduated from the Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Military School and entered the Leningrad Higher Command Combined Arms School. Graduated Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze.

In 2001, 349 young men aged 10-17 years, representatives of 19 nationalities from North Ossetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Adygea, Stavropol and Krasnodar territories, Volgograd and Rostov regions crossed the threshold of the Suvorov School. More than 30 Suvorov students were left without fathers who died as a result of local wars in the Caucasus. The same number of Suvorov students were orphans.

In order to increase the efficiency of training and education of future officers, timely resolution of educational and economic problems, it was created board of trustees led by the President of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania A. Dzasokhov, who did a great job of organizing and comprehensively providing the educational process.

In 2003, the first graduation of Suvorov students from the SK SVU took place. 54 Suvorov graduates graduated from the school. The leadership of the Suvorov Military School pays great attention to the education of future officers in the traditions of previous generations of military intelligentsia. For this purpose, a well-equipped museum was designed, which reflects the history of the educational institution from the beginning of the last century.

In 2004, Major General Boris Khabbasovich Khavzhokov was appointed head of the school. Commanded the North Caucasus Suvorov Military School from 2004 to 2006. Born on August 6, 1956 in the city of Nartkala, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. In 1978 he graduated from the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko. In 1988 he graduated from the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze.

Since 2006, Colonel Ruslan Sergeevich Tavitov was appointed head of the SVU Investigative Committee. Born on September 12, 1955. In 1977 he graduated from the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command School, the Military Academy named after. M.V. Frunze in 1991

Based on the results of 2006/2007 academic year The North Caucasus Suvorov Military School took third place among 18 Suvorov schools and cadet corps in Russia.

Based on the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated September 21, 2011, the SVU IC was transferred from the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to the jurisdiction of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania with renaming to the State Treasury educational institution « Cadet school-boarding school: “Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps”. After two years full of successes in studies, sports, creative life, the school is again going through a stage of reorganization.

In 2014, on the initiative of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation and the government of North Ossetia-Alania, the Cadet Boarding School: Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps was renamed the North Caucasus Suvorov Military School and accepted under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

On September 1, 2014, a ceremonial event was held to mark the opening of the school and the beginning of the school year. The restored school accepted 220 pupils in grades 6-11. The event was attended by representatives of the command of the Southern Military District, the 58th Army, the government and parliament of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania, the administration of Vladikavkaz, public and veteran organizations.

Veteran graduates of the SVU CC - representatives of the Rostov regional organization "Suvorov-Nakhimov-Cadet Union" handed over to the school a copy of the Battle Banner of the Krasnodar Suvorov Military School. A copy of the banner was presented to the head of the Suvorov Military School R. Tavitov, Hero of Russia Colonel General Vladimir Bulgakov.

May 31, 2015 as part of All-Russian action“Watch of Heroes”, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and the 23rd anniversary of the title of Hero of Russia, the 70th anniversary Great Victory, a large star force landed in the SVU SC. Heroes of the Soviet Union, Heroes of Russia, including the famous pilot-cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev, who was awarded both titles, and the world record holder for being in space, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Ivanchenkov, came to visit the Suvorov students. The delegation was headed by Hero of the Russian Federation, Commander of the Russian Airborne Forces, Colonel General Vladimir Shamanov.

On December 18, 2015, on the eve of the Day of the formation of Suvorov schools, the commander of the troops of the Southern Military District, Colonel General A.V. Galkin solemnly presented the banner to the North Caucasus Suvorov Military School. In his response, the head of the school, R. Tavitov, on behalf of the entire staff of the SVU SC, assured the command of the Southern Military District that the Suvorovites will always be faithful to Suvorov’s honor, duty and oath, and will honor and preserve the shrine as a symbol of the trust of our country.

Twice in 2016 and 2017, Suvorov School students became laureates of the All-Russian public-state initiative “Warm Heart” and were included in the Book of Honor “Warm Heart”.

Three times, September 1, 2016, 2017, 2018, on the Day of Knowledge, the students of the SK SVU were congratulated by the Hero of the Russian Federation, commander of the Southern Military District, Colonel General A.V. Dvornikov, himself a graduate of the Ussuri Suvorov Military School. While visiting the school, the commander of the Southern Military District repeatedly noted high awards the work of teachers and school administration.

In September 2017, Colonel General A.V. Dvornikov presented it to the officer-educators: Major V.V. Kashenko, Lieutenant Colonel V.A. Oleinikov, Major E.Kh. Tavasiev. badges “For service in the Caucasus.”

In September 2018, from the hands of the commander, educational officers Maliev A.I., Fedorchenko N.N. and Gritsenko S.E. received the insignia “For Merit”.

In September 2019, Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District, Lieutenant General Avdeev A.Yu. awarded the Badge of Distinction of the Southern Military District “For Merit” to the Deputy Chief (for educational work) Zmailova I.V., deputy head of the school (for logistics) Gataev S.Yu., teacher Oleinikov V.A.

The school is rightfully proud of the achievements of its students.

Twice, in 2018 and 2019. Suvorov School students took 1st place in the qualifying stage of the “Cadet Games”, among students of pre-university educational organizations of the Southern Military District; Suvorov School students are multiple winners of the Regional Competition for Young Researchers “Step into Science” All-Russian competition young researchers “Start into Science”, International scientific and technical conferences “Young Roboticist”, All-Russian competition of achievements of talented youth “National Treasure of Russia”.

During its existence, the school held 17 graduations, graduating 822 Suvorov students. Eleven Suvorov students graduated from the SVU SC with a “gold medal”: K. Zatynatsky (2011); V. Shkolnikov (2011); Y. Shkolnikov (2011); O. Tkachenko (2011); Z. Aladzhikov (2016); K. Reu (2016); R. Karsanov (2017), V. Gabaraev (2018); A. Alekseev (2018), A. Dzutsev (2019); B. Kasaev (2019). Three Suvorov graduates graduated from the school with a silver medal.

April 20, 2019 with the participation of Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation T.V. Ivanov. A solemn ceremony took place to unveil a memorial stone at the construction site of a new complex of buildings of the North Caucasus Suvorov Military School.

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Pre-war period

On November 16, 1918, in Tula, by order of the All-Russian General Staff, the 36th Tula Infantry Courses for Red Commanders were formed, the task of which was to train junior commanders for the infantry units of the Red Army.

On October 2, 1919, the first graduation of commanders took place, which was attended by the Chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee M.I. Kalinin.

On December 31, 1920, the 36th Tula Infantry Course was transformed into the 17th Tula Infantry School of the Red Army command staff.

In May 1924, the 17th Tula Infantry School was relocated to Vladikavkaz and renamed the 17th Vladikavkaz Infantry School.

The first graduation of junior commanders at the new deployment point took place in August 1925.

In the period from 1919 to 1930, cadets of the infantry school took part in the Civil War and in the suppression of anti-government uprisings in the Don and North Caucasus.

January 1, 1932 by directive of the Main Directorate of Military Educational Institutions of the Red Army Vladikavkaz Red Banner Infantry School was renamed to Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School.

October 16, 1935 by order for the North Caucasus Military District Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School was converted into Ordzhonikidze United Red Banner Military School. With the renaming of the school, in addition to infantry commanders, they also began to train commanders for artillery troops.

March 16, 1937 By order of the NGO of the USSR Ordzhonikidze United Red Banner military school was renamed the Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Military School. The school switched to training commanders in three specialties: rifle platoon commander, machine gun platoon commander and mortar platoon commander.

In September 1938, the training program at the school was increased from 1 year to 2 years.

On January 10, 1940, by order of the North Caucasus Military District, Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Military School was renamed to 1st Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School. The assignment of numbering was due to the fact that 3 infantry schools were created simultaneously in the city of Ordzhonikidze.

By the beginning of the war, the 1st Ordzhonikidze Infantry School took first place in the military district and third place in the Red Army in combat and political training.

Great Patriotic War

With the beginning of the war, the school continued training commanders for the Red Army.

In July 1942, due to the difficult situation that had arisen at the fronts, a cadet regiment was formed from some of the school’s cadets under the command of the head of the school, Colonel I. D. Lavrentyev. This regiment was sent to the Stalingrad Front as part of the 64th Army. Initially, by mid-July 1942, the cadet regiment was assigned to strengthen the 29th Infantry Division. By the end of August 1942, the cadet regiment, together with the cadet regiment from the Zhitomir Infantry School, was transferred to reinforce the 126th Infantry Division.

Upon the departure of the school's personnel to the front, from the remnants of the officer corps the school was again restored under its previous name. By the end of January 1943, a new set of cadets for training was made.

Due to the approaching front line in August 1942, the school was relocated to the Georgian SSR, to the city of Lagodekhi. At the new location, in early September, 2 anti-tank destroyer battalions were formed from the remaining cadet battalions and sent to the front, to the areas of Tuapse, Gelendzhik and Novorossiysk.

At the end of September, one cadet battalion, along with officers and political workers, was sent to defend the Zagatala passes. Later, this battalion became part of the 103rd separate cadet brigade, which took part in the defense of Novorossiysk in January 1943.

In October 1942, another cadet battalion of the school became part of the 164th cadet brigade. This brigade became part of the 10th Rifle Corps of the 4th Army and took part in hostilities from the end of October to November 1942 on the territory of the North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

In October 1943, the school sent the third cadet battalion to the front, which took part in the fighting for the liberation of Ukraine, as part of the 38th Infantry Division.

On November 18, 1943, in honor of the 25th anniversary of its creation, the 1st Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for success in training commanders and participation in hostilities.

In total, of the approximately 2,000 cadets of the 1st Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School, sent to the front during the war as part of cadet regiments and cadet battalions, about 120 people survived.

Post-war period

In September 1945, the first post-war graduation of lieutenants was carried out at the school.

On December 13, 1972, for numerous merits and contributions to the defense capability of the state, as well as in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the USSR, the school was awarded the Anniversary Honorary Badge of the CPSU Central Committee by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the Council of Ministers of the USSR.

At this point historical stage The successor to the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command School is considered to be the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps, created in 2012 outside the structure of the RF Ministry of Defense, on the basis of the North Caucasus Suvorov Military School that existed from 2000 to 2011.

November 16 marks the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko. On the eve of the anniversary, our correspondent met with one of the former bosses of this highly regarded Soviet Army university Hero of the Soviet Union, retired Lieutenant General Vitaly ULYANOV.

First, a few words about Ulyanov itself, whose fate is tightly connected with the army, as they say, from a young age. At the age of 17, he volunteered to go to the front, and at 18 he already became a holder of the Golden Star. Here are the lines from the presentation of the platoon commander of 45-mm cannons of the 1st Guards Rifle Battalion of the 280th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 92nd Guards Rifle Division of the Guard, Sergeant Vitaly Andreevich Ulyanov, for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union:
“Comrade Ulyanov showed heroism and courage in the battles to clear the left bank of the Dnieper River from German invaders, crossing the right bank and moving forward. Having crossed with the first gun to the right bank, he suppressed several enemy firing points with direct fire and ensured the successful crossing of the river by his battalion. In the battles for the village of Zeleny and the village of Kukovka, repelling counterattacks of enemy tanks and infantry, being left alone with two guns, he fired direct fire and knocked out two tanks, seven armored vehicles, captured one cannon and destroyed it before the infantry platoon, thereby ensuring the success of the regiment’s combat operations to expand the bridgehead on the right bank of the Dnieper River. For skillful management of the platoon and demonstrated personal heroism, he deserves to be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Commander of the 280th Guards. joint guard lieutenant colonel PLUTAKHIN."
As evidenced by the entries in the column “Conclusion of superior officers” on the reverse side of the award sheet, this submission, dated October 20, 1943, would be approved by the commander of the guard division, Colonel Petrushin, the very next day. On October 25, the commander of the 37th Army, Lieutenant General Sharokhin, and a member of the military council, Colonel Bagnyuk, will give their go-ahead.
And before that, on October 22, Guard Sergeant Ulyanov will take part in a battle that will end with a serious wound for him and will essentially be the last in his short front-line biography. Then there will be months of wandering around hospitals, where all the fragments taken in that battle will never be removed from him. Already with the rank of Hero of the Soviet Union, which he was awarded on February 22, 1944, he graduated from the Kiev School of Self-Propelled Artillery and was left there to command a platoon. Then there will be long years of military service, with only breaks for studying at advanced courses and academies. Having replaced many garrisons, without jumping over a single command rank, having spent six years in a company and six and a half in a division, he will become a general. For eleven years, until his resignation in 1985, he will head the Ordzhonikidze VOKU. The longest tenured of the 22 heads of this university.
In total, Vitaly Andreevich walked through life in military service for more than forty years. Things happened along the way. But no matter where his military fate took him and no matter what heights his military fate took him, that front-line sergeant school was always with him. Having known the army from the inside as a young man, he then, not without reason, considered himself entitled to act based on personal experience, including front-line, even if it sometimes did not fit into some canons or was not liked by the authorities.
Actually, our conversation began with memories of this.
- Vitaly Andreevich, they say that even when you were the head of the VOKU, you sometimes acted at your own peril and risk, introducing some innovations into educational process?
- Well, there wasn't much risk there. Although I had to deal with some bewilderment at higher authorities. For example, when we decided, having postponed the general education training required for freshmen to the end of the year, to quickly give them military disciplines, so that from the first days of their stay at the school they would begin to understand what service is, how necessary the knowledge that they have to master is. This was perceived almost as arbitrariness.
Or take the allegedly excessive passion for mountain training of cadets, which some short-sighted education officials also accused us of at one time. Can you imagine, there is a war going on in Afghanistan, and we, being in the foothills of the Caucasus, should not engage in mountain training, because, you see, this is not our profile! But we were busy. After only 4-5 months of training, the cadets climbed Table Mountain, even went to Kazbek, and conducted exercises in the mountains. Yes, it wasn't easy. But then, when the leadership of the Armed Forces finally decided to make the Ordzhonikidze VOKU the base for recruiting the Turkestan Military District, returning from Afghanistan, many graduates specially came to the school to say thank you for the science. By the way, they don’t forget about their native OrdzhVOKU even now. They visit and write. The letters, as a rule, again contain words of gratitude.
- Surely many warm words will be said during the celebration of the anniversary of the school, many of whose graduates, as you know, became major military leaders and achieved significant success in other areas of activity.
- As the chairman of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of anniversary events, I can report that they will be held in both Vladikavkaz and Moscow, where there are also many of our graduates now. Moreover, the anniversary will be celebrated not only in Russia, but also in neighboring countries, where our students and graduates serve with dignity in various positions in the armed forces, in other law enforcement agencies, or are simply in the reserve, retired, or retired. After all, over the seventy-five years of its existence, the school has graduated more than 40 thousand officers, more than 300 of them became generals. It so happened that life scattered them to different parts of the world. But they are still faithful to the cadet brotherhood, the friendship that they carried through all the trials, and are full of pride in their native university.
And we have something to be proud of. Our school originates from the 36th Tula infantry courses of red commanders, created by order of the All-Russian General Staff on November 16, 1918. Its graduates took an active part in the Civil War, the fight against bandit elements in the North Caucasus and the Basmachi in Central Asia, with the Phalangists in Spain, repelled the aggression of Japanese militarists on Lake Khasan and the Khalkhin Gol River, contributed to achieving victory over Finland, fought on various fronts of the Great Patriotic War, smashed the Kwantung Army, worked as military advisers, participated in combat operations in Afghanistan, in unblocking interethnic conflicts on the territory of the Soviet Union, in establishing constitutional order in the Chechen Republic. At the same time, they showed courage, heroism, and perseverance everywhere. Suffice it to say that 72 of our graduates became Heroes of the Soviet Union, and Major Generals I.I. Fesin and P.I. Shurukhin were awarded this title twice. Nine pupils of the Ordzhonikidze VOKU are Heroes of Russia.
Marshal of the Armored Forces P.P. served or studied in our school at different times. Poluboyarov, generals S.N. Perevertkin, Yu.P. Kovalev, S.N. Suanov, F.M. Kuzmin, M.N. Tereshchenko, A.I. Sokolov, V.V. Bulgakov, G.P. Kasperovich, V.V. Skokov, N.K. Silchenko and many other military leaders. Among its graduates are military diplomats A.N. Chernikov, I.D. Yurchenko, former President of Ingushetia R.S. Aushev, head of GRU special forces V.V. Kolesnik, world record holder in parachute jumping V.G. Romanyuk and other famous people in the country and abroad.
Many graduates of the Ordzhonikidze VOKU still occupy responsible positions in the State Duma, the Federation Council, the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation and in other state and public structures. Among them, for example, Hero of Russia V.M. Zavarzin, who has headed the State Duma Defense Committee for two convocations, and Doctor of Philosophy A.N. Kanshin, head of the Commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation on the affairs of veterans, military personnel and members of their families. The list goes on. By the way, your former colleague from Red Star is also on the list of our graduates. This is P.I. Tkachenko, literary critic, a member of the Writers' Union, the titles of whose books speak for themselves: “When Soldiers Sing,” “From the Flames of Afghanistan,” “Officer’s Romance,” “Special Company. Feat in the Maravar Gorge." He graduated from college in 1971.
- Vitaly Andreevich, it’s no secret that some of your graduates went into business after completing their service...
- And many have achieved significant results in this area. Among them are R.T. Aguzarov, Yu.F. Glushko, N.E. Dontsov, A.L. Epifanov, A.A. Stukov, Yu.Yu. Shapovalov, A.P. Shcherbina and others. Unfortunately, it is impossible to list them all. I will only say that these are true patriots, they provide great practical assistance to their comrades and all those who need it.
In general, it must be said that the school provided its students with versatile training. And most importantly, it instilled in them willpower, the ability to withstand any difficulties. This is a great merit to all those who worked hard and fruitfully, preparing officer cadres for our Motherland: commanders, teachers, civilian personnel. Many thanks to all of them and a deep bow. We honor and remember those who are no longer with us, we pay tribute to their blessed memory.
-Have you had any offers to go into business?
- There were, and some more! For example, on one gala event the boss of some cool company came up and glanced sideways at my Gold Star, offered the position... deputy director. At the same time, he explained that he wouldn’t have to do anything, he’d just have to sit in a respectable office and sometimes attend important meetings. In short, he offered the position of “wedding general.” Of course, I had to upset this boss.
- But now you are a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Reserve Officers of the Armed Forces “MEGAPIR”, where, as far as I know, they also do not shy away from entrepreneurship.
- Yes, I have been cooperating with this organization for a long time and, I must admit, with pleasure. Because I know who I'm dealing with. The Association is initially aimed at supporting the Armed Forces, veterans, families of deceased military personnel and other categories of citizens in need of help. In particular, the MEGAPIR Foundation, which I have been entrusted to head, has been involved for many years in organizing and holding field training competitions for officers, where the winner receives a car from the association as a prize. We patronize orphanages; the association’s scholarship recipients from among the children of military personnel who died in the line of duty live in 16 regions of the country. Until they reach adulthood, they are paid 500 rubles a month. It is also important for me that this organization is headed by reserve colonel Alexander Kanshin, my former student and colleague. After graduating from the Ordzhonikidze VOKU, he, as one of the best graduates, was left there for Komsomol work. And now we are working together again. By the way, it is under his general editorship that a book about our school is now being published, which, I am sure, will arouse interest among a wide reader.
The school no longer exists since 1993, but the memory of it lives and will live as long as those who served, worked and studied within its walls are alive.
Happy holiday to you comrades, health, happiness, prosperity and long life!