The Military Logistics Academy, officially known as the Military Academy of Logistical Support "General of the Army A. V. Khrulyov" () a subordinate school of the

Russian Ground Forces The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска �ВSukhoputnyye voyska V}), also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces ...

, is located in the northern city

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. It was created in 1918. It trains officers and NCO's for the

rear services Rear services were those agencies in Warsaw Pact and Soviet style military forces concerned with military logistics and support. The Rear Services supplied the armed forces with ammunition, fuel, spare parts, food, clothing, and other material. They ...

and the Transportation Forces. It is currently led by Lieutenant General Andrey Toporov.

History

It traces its history from the Quartermaster Course of the

Imperial Russian Army The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Ar ...

, formed on 31 March 1900, when Emperor

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approved the "Regulations on the Quartermaster Course" in

Petrograd Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. In 1918, it was reorganized into the Military Economic Academy of the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, after ...

. Over 1,000 students of the academy took part in the

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, with many serving in positions in the Eastern, Turkestan and other fronts. By the time the

Great Patriotic War The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers against the Soviet Union (USSR), Poland and other Allies, which encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe (Baltics), and Sout ...

began, more than 13,000 qualified logistic specialists were by the academy. In early 1938, the academy was relocated to

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. In 1956, it was merged with the Military Academy of Logistics and Supply into the Military Academy of Logistics and Transport. In 1998, the academy on the rights of its branches includes the

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Higher School of Logistics and the Ulyanovsk Higher Military Technical School. In 2008, the

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Higher Military School of Logistics, the

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Higher Military Technical School of Logistics (Military Institute), and the Military Transport University of Railway Troops and Military Communications were attached to the academy as a branch.

Structure

The academy has the following organization: * Military Institute (Railway troops and military communications) of the Military Academy of Logistics * Military Engineering University * Volsk Branch * Omsk Branch * Penza Branch SolemnCeremonyInVolsk2018-01

The academy sports the following departments: * Department of Logistical Organization * Department of Command and Control * Department of Logistics * Department of the Material and Technical Organization of the Navy * Department of Military Communications * Department of Tactics and Operations * Department of Railway Troops * Department of the Construction of Military Bridges and Tunnels * Department of Road Service * Department of Humanitarian and Socio-economic Disciplines * Department of General Scientific and Technical Disciplines * Department of Physical Fitness * Rear Department of the

National Guard of Russia The National Guard of the Russian Federation (russian: Федеральная служба войск национальной гвардии Российской Федерации , translit = Federal'naya sluzhba voysk natsional'noy gvard ...

* Department of Logistics of the Border Service of the Federal Security Service

Student life

There are currently 1,400 students at the academy.

Traditions

Parades

It is an annual participant in the

Moscow Victory Day Parade The Moscow Victory Day Parade ( rus, Парад Победы в Москве, r= Parad Pobedy v Moskve) refers to the annual military parade of the Russian Armed Forces on Moscow's Red Square on May 9 during the Victory Day (9 May), Victory Day ...

Red Square Red Square ( rus, Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad', ˈkrasnəjə ˈploɕːətʲ) is one of the oldest and largest squares in Moscow, the capital of Russia. Owing to its historical significance and the adjacent historical build ...

. The 2016 parade, for the very first time, featured women officers and other ranks from the academy and the

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. They have marched in the parade since then. During the 2020 edition of the parade, cadets led by academy commandant Andrey Toporov were dressed in the historical part of the parade in the uniforms of participants in the

Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 The Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 ( rus, Парад Победы, r= Parad Pobedy) also known as the Parade of Victors ( rus, Парад победителей, r= Parad pobediteley) was a victory parade held by the Soviet Armed Forces (with the C ...

. In addition, over 100 cadets take part in the

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on Saint Petersburg's

Palace Square Palace Square ( rus, Дворцо́вая пло́щадь, r=Dvortsovaya Ploshchad, p=dvɐˈrtsovəjə ˈploɕːɪtʲ), connecting Nevsky Prospekt with Palace Bridge leading to Vasilievsky Island, is the central city square of St Petersburg a ...

, as well as similar events held in the

Penza Penza ( rus, Пе́нза, p=ˈpʲɛnzə) is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 38th-l ...

and

Omsk Omsk (; rus, Омск, p=omsk) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia, and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk ...

Namesake

The school is named after

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Andrey Khrulyov General Andrei Vasilyevich Khrulyov (russian: Андрей Васильевич Хрулёв) (, village of Bolshaya Alexandrovka, Saint Petersburg Governorate - June 9, 1962, Moscow) was a Soviet military commander and politician. Early life An ...

, who is known well for developing the Red Army logistic system. He is also one of the few men with his rank to be buried in the

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. The decision to give the honorific to the academy was made in 2003. By resolution of academy commandant, the year 2017 was declared as the year of "the great intendant General of the Army Andrey Vasilyevich Khrulyov". This was done In connection with the 125th birthday of Khrulyov. That year, a number of commemorative events were organized at the academy.

Cadet band

The

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of the academy was founded in 1943 of the Higher Officers' Artillery and Technical School in

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. It is an integral part of the academy's Penza branch, with the military band being attached to it. It provides support to events in the

Penza Oblast Penza Oblast (russian: Пе́нзенская о́бласть, ''Penzenskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Penza. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,386,186. Geogr ...

. The band has often been awarded for its performances and everyday service.

Awards

Order of Kutuzov The Order of Kutuzov (russian: орден Кутузова ''orden Kutuzova'') is a military decoration of the Russian Federation named after famous Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov (1745–1813). The Order was established du ...

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration b ...

Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner (russian: Орден Красного Знамени, Orden Krasnogo Znameni) was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of th ...

Order of the Red Banner (Afghanistan) The Order of the Red Banner () was a military decoration of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The medal had been awarded to Afghan citizens as well as foreigners and institutions for services to the state. Overview The order was establis ...

(

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) *

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) *Order of the

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) *

Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Order Zasługi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Polish order of merit created in 1974, awarded to persons who have rendered great service to Poland. It is granted to foreigners or Poles resident ab ...

*Jubilee Badge of Honor to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Formation of the USSR *Battle Order "For Merit to the People and the Fatherland" (

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Heads

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Nikolai Solovyov (1900–1907) * Infantry General Vladimir Bukholts *

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Pyotr Yakubinsky (1918–1919) * Major General Georgy Livadin (1920) * Mikhail Lezgintsev (1920) * Nikolai Suleiman (1920–1921) * Nikolai Deutsch (1922–1925) * Commissar 2nd rank Alexander Shifres (1936–1937) * Corps Commander Semyon Pugachev (1932–1938) * Lieutenant General of Technical Troops Viktor Filichkin (1937–1946) * Lieutenant General Pyotr Davydov (1937–1945) *

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Vladimir Vostrukhov (1946–1949) * Lieutenant General Alexander Chernyakov (1950–1956) * Colonel General Mikhail Milovsky (1956–1965) * Colonel General Konstantin Abramov (1965–1986) * Colonel General Gennady Pastukhovsky (February 1986 – September 1991) * Colonel General Anatoly Ermakov (May 1991 – April 2000) * Lieutenant General Valery Moskovchenko (April 2000 – 2009) * Major General Alexander Tselykovskikh (June 2010 – 2012) * Lieutenant General Vladimir Ivanovsky (September 2012 – August 2016) * Lieutenant General Andrey Toporov (August 2016 – present)

Notable graduates

Among the notable graduates are 15 people with the title of

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...

and another 15 who are recipients of the

Hero of Socialist Labor The Hero of Socialist Labour (russian: links=no, Герой Социалистического Труда, Geroy Sotsialisticheskogo Truda) was an honorific title in the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries from 1938 to 1991. It repre ...

. Other graduates include: *

Igor Levitin Igor Yevgenyevich Levitin (russian: Игорь Евгеньевич Левитин) (born 21 February 1952) is a Russian political figure, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation since September 2013, and Class 1 Active State Advisor of th ...

, former Russian

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. * Mammadrafi Mammadov, 9th Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan * Mikhail Mikhin * Alexander Pylcyn *

Roman Putin Roman Igorevich Putin (russian: Роман Игоревич Путин; born 10 November 1977) is a Russian businessman and president of the Russian Taekwondo Federation. He is the son of businessman Igor Putin who is a cousin of the Russian P ...

, great-nephew of Russian President

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References

External links

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