The Moscow Suvorov Military School (MsSVU) is a military educational institution of secondary education of the

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. It was the first of the

Suvorov Military School The Suvorov Military Schools (russian: Суворовское военное училище) are a type of boarding school in the former Soviet Union and in modern Russia and Belarus for boys of 10–17. Education in these schools focuses on mil ...

s founded in the

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History

The Moscow Suvorov Military School was formed as the Gorky Suvorov Military School between 4 July 1944 and 1 October 1944. The Gorky Suvorov School was home to the best teachers and experienced military officers in the

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. On 30 August 1956, the Gorky Suvorov Military School was relocated to Moscow. Since November 1957, the Moscow Suvorov Military School took part in all

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that took place on

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. 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 21 December 1991, the school was redeployed to Moscow.

Location

In Moscow, it was originally located near the Fili metro station. In 1991, it was transferred to Winding Passage, Building 11 (

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), where it is located to this day. Since 2011, the graduation of Suvorovites has been carried out on Cathedral Square in the

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. Opposite the school is the

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Heads of the School

The following is a list of heads of the school since 1944: * 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

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and veterans of the Soviet-Afghan War. Notable alumni have included: *

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—

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from 1998 to 2004. * Andrey Bocharov — 5th

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— Rock musician and cult figure. * Vladimir Gruzdev — 4th Governor of Tula Oblast *

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— Russian orientalist, linguist, lexicographer, and translator. * Igor Sergun — Director of

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from 2011 to 2016. * Yuri Podkopaev

Gallery

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References

{{Coord missing, Moscow Suvorov Military School Education in Moscow Educational institutions established in 1944 Military education and training in the Soviet Union 1945 establishments in the Soviet Union