The Ivan Bohun Military High School (

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: Київський військовий ліцей імені Івана Богуна) is an educational military institution located in

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History

Soviet Era

It was founded in 1943 as the Kharkiv Suvorov Military School and was relocated to Kyiv in 1947. It was originally located on the Seversky Donets at Kharkov's Lenin Square. It was at the time, one of two Suvorov schools in Soviet what is now a state independent of the

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. Hundreds of pupils came from various regions of the

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and the

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Independence

On 19 August 1992, when Ukraine became independent, the school was officially renamed the Kyiv Military High School (Lyceum). This was done by decree of the

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. Since 1993, it has had a three-year training period. On 4 October 1994, the Kyiv Military High School's Corps of Cadets was presented with the Colours of the

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in a

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ceremony. On 1 June 1998, the Kyiv Military High School was granted the honorific

Ivan Bohun Ivan Bohun ( ua, Іван Богун) (died 1664) was a Ukrainian Cossack colonel. Close associate and friend of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, he opposed both the pacts with Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ( Treaty of Hadiach of 1658) and with Tsardom ...

. In 2001, the lyceum was awarded a diploma of the Golden Fortune International Open Rating of popularity and quality. In 2003, the lyceum was awarded the Certificate of Honor of the

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. On 25 July 2005, by order of the head of the Main Directorate of Education and Science of the Kyiv City Council, No. 196, it was recognized with certified honors. On 24 January 2019, the monument to Alexander Suvorov, erected in front of the building of the former school in 1974, was demolished. In September of that year, the first female cadets of the school were admitted.

Heads of the School

* Alexander Shkrebtienko (1993–1999) *

Leonid Kravchuk Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk ( uk, Леонід Макарович Кравчук; 10 January 1934 – 10 May 2022) was a Ukrainian politician and the first president of Ukraine, serving from 5 December 1991 until 19 July 1994. In 1992, he signed ...

(1999–2008) * Ihor Tcherzhevsky (2008–2010) * Danylo Romanenko (2010–2015) * Alexander Bondarenko (2015–2016) * Ihor Gordiychuk (2016–Present)

Structure

* 1st Battalion Corps of Cadets ** 1st Educational Company ** 2nd Training Company ** 3rd Training Company ** 4th Educational Company * 2nd Battalion Corps of Cadets ** 5th Educational Company ** 6th Educational Company *

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** Corps of Drums

Band

The Military Band of the Ivan Bohun Military High School is intended for the musical support of conducting military ceremonies, laying wreaths to the monuments and graves of soldiers, and parades of cadets. The creative activity of the collective is primarily aimed at the spiritual and patriotic development of military high school students and the revival and development of the national culture of Ukraine. Each year, about 170 events are carried out according to the plan of the school administration. It is multi-genre creative group of 20 performers on wind and percussion instruments. The band works in tandem with the Band of the

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Traditions

As part of the military-patriotic education of youth, the cadets and high school staff take part in the following: *Celebrations hosted by the

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, the Minister of Defense, the

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on the occasion of

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and the Day of the Liberation of Ukraine,

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Remembrance Day. *Holding public celebrations at the Palace "Ukraine", International Palace of Culture and Arts, the

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, patriotic events dedicated to commemorate

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, war veterans and victims of the

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. *Cadets participate actively in the life of the capital of Ukraine and regular participants in events with the participation of the state and its armed forces. *Regularly participating in the

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, opening the parade as part of the corps of drums and its own battalion.

Notable alumni and employees

;Alumni * Alexey Oshechkov * Alexander Porkhun *

Yevgeny Shamataluk Yevgeni, Yevgeny, Yevgenii or Yevgeniy (russian: Евгений), also transliterated as Evgeni, Evgeny, Evgenii or Evgeniy, is the Russian form of the masculine given name Eugene. People with the name include: :''Note: Occasionally, a person may b ...

* Vitaliy Svirid - pop star ;Employees * Ihor Hordiychuk * Yulia Mykytenko

Gallery

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Maidan Nezalezhnosti Maidan Nezalezhnosti ( uk, Майдан Незалежності , literally "Independence Square") is the central square of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. One of the city's main squares, it is located on Khreshchatyk Street in the Shevchen ...

. File:Ihor Hordiychuk photo.jpg, Ihor Hordiychuk File:«Ви мужні, сильні, розумні, перспективні», Степан Полторак вихованцям Київського військового ліцею імені Івана Богуна (25577677678).jpg,

Stepan Poltorak Stepan Tymofiyovych Poltorak ( uk, Степан Тимофійович Полторак) is a Ukrainian general who served as the Minister of Defence of Ukraine from 14 October 2014 until 29 August 2019. Previously he was the commander of the Int ...

with school cadets.

References

External links

A Day at Kyiv's Ivan Bohun LyceumIvan Bohun Military School Will Accept Female CadetsIn Historic First, Young Women Take Oath at Ivan Bohun Military Lyceum
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