The Nakhimov Naval School (russian: Нахимовское военно-морское училище) or Nakhimov School (russian: Нахимовское училище) is a form of

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for

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s introduced in the

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and once also located in other cities. They are named after

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Pavel Nakhimov Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov (russian: Павел Степанович Нахимов, ; – ) was a Russian Admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy known for his victory in the Battle of Sinop and his leadership in the Siege of Sevastopol (18 ...

History

The first Nakhimov School was introduced in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...

in 1943 during the

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, for sons of military personnel who died in action. The Tbilisi Nakhimov Naval School existed between 1943 and 1955. In 1944 the

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 ...

Nakhimov Naval School opened. The

Riga Nakhimov Naval School The Riga Nakhimov Naval School (; ) is one of the former Nakhimov Naval Schools in the Soviet Union. It existed from 1945 to 1953 in Riga, the capital Latvian SSR, where it was located. Throughout its eight year existence, it operated from the ...

( lv, Rigas Nachimova Skola) existed during 1945-1953. Today in Russia, only the

St. 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 ...

Nakhimov School continues to exist. The school today offers teenage boys preparation for service as officers in the Russian Navy, secondary education, and military-style training in national naval traditions. As of 2017, the school has branches in Vladivostok, Murmansk and Sevastopol, with schools being located in all four fleets of Russia. Plans for a branch in

Dagestan Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North C ...

, connected with the

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, were announced in 2018. On 13 August 2019

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Sergey Shoygu Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu, ; tyv, Сергей Күжүгет оглу Шойгу, translit=Sergey Kyzhyget oglu Shoygu, . (russian: Сергей Кужугетович Шойгу; born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician who has served as ...

laid the foundation stone for a new branch of the school in

Kaliningrad Kaliningrad ( ; rus, Калининград, p=kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat, links=y), until 1946 known as Königsberg (; rus, Кёнигсберг, Kyonigsberg, ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbɛrk; rus, Короле́вец, Korolevets), is the largest city and ...

, due to open in September 2020.

School culture

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Today, all Nakhimov schools have the traditional honor of opening all

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in their local city with their

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. It also participated in the now defunct

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parades. In 2015 Major General

Timur Apakidze Timur Avtandilovich Apakidze (russian: Тимур Автандилович Апакидзе, ka, თემურ აფაქიძე, also transliterated as ''Temur Apakidze''; 4 March 1954 – 17 July 2001) was a Russian major general of Georg ...

, a Soviet naval aviation pioneer who had died in a flying accident in 2001, was added to the rolls of the Nakhimov Naval School in perpetuity. The general service march of the schools is the ''March of Nakhimovtsev'' (''Марш Нахимовцев''), written by

Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi (; – 2 December 1979) was a Soviet classical composer and songwriter who was born and died in Leningrad. Solovyov-Sedoi composed the music for many songs such as "Moscow Nights" (russian: Подмосковны ...

in 1949. Students at the Nakhimov Naval School and its graduates are known as "Nakhimovites".

List of current schools

Former schools

Riga Nakhimov Naval School The Riga Nakhimov Naval School (; ) is one of the former Nakhimov Naval Schools in the Soviet Union. It existed from 1945 to 1953 in Riga, the capital Latvian SSR, where it was located. Throughout its eight year existence, it operated from the ...

The

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Nakhimov Naval School existed from 1945 to 1953 in the capital

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, operating from the building that is now the

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throughout its 8 year existence. A notable alumni of the school included

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Tbilisi Nakhimov Naval School

The

Nakhimov Naval School was created by order of the People's Commissar of the Navy Nikolai Kuznetsov on 16 October 1943. It was the first Nakhimov school to be founded in the USSR. Being located in the

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, it was one of two schools to b located outside of the

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. It was disbanded in 1955. Among its notable alumni is Yuri Pivnev, the longtime head of the Leningrad

DOSAAF DOSAAF (russian: ДОСААФ), full name ''Volunteer Society for Cooperation with the Army, Aviation, and Navy'' (russian: Добровольное общество содействия армии, авиации и флоту), was a parami ...

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(In Russian)

References

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History

School culture

List of current schools

Former schools

Riga Nakhimov Naval School The Riga Nakhimov Naval School (; ) is one of the former Nakhimov Naval Schools in the Soviet Union. It existed from 1945 to 1953 in Riga, the capital Latvian SSR, where it was located. Throughout its eight year existence, it operated from the ...

Tbilisi Nakhimov Naval School

See also

References