The Suvorov military schools were set up following a resolution by the Soviet Council of People's Commissars on August 21, 1943 to provide education and military training to children whose parents had died in World War II.
© RIA Novosti . Chernov / Go to the mediabankThe Suvorov military schools were set up following a resolution by the Soviet Council of People's Commissars on August 21, 1943 to provide education and military training to children whose parents had died in World War II.
The Suvorov military schools were set up following a resolution by the Soviet Council of People's Commissars on August 21, 1943 to provide education and military training to children whose parents had died in World War II.
© RIA Novosti . Fred Grinberg / Go to the mediabankEleven Suvorov schools were established in 1943, followed by another six in 1944.
Eleven Suvorov schools were established in 1943, followed by another six in 1944.
© RIA Novosti . Mouhametzyanov / Go to the mediabankThe academies admitted boys from the age of 10, for seven years of study.
The academies admitted boys from the age of 10, for seven years of study.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankFriends and relatives of Suvorov cadets are invited to attend the induction ceremony.
Friends and relatives of Suvorov cadets are invited to attend the induction ceremony.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankSuvorov school cadets on Manezhnaya Ploshchad in Moscow.
Suvorov school cadets on Manezhnaya Ploshchad in Moscow.
© RIA Novosti . Viktor Tchernov / Go to the mediabankExtracurricular activities at Suvorov schools include music and dance lessons, as well as sport clubs.
Extracurricular activities at Suvorov schools include music and dance lessons, as well as sport clubs.
© RIA Novosti . Fred Grinberg / Go to the mediabankPhysical training is the focus at all Suvorov schools.
Physical training is the focus at all Suvorov schools.
© RIA Novosti . Fred Grinberg / Go to the mediabankThe syllabus includes all the subjects taught at a standard secondary school.
The syllabus includes all the subjects taught at a standard secondary school.
Cadets at the Kalinin Suvorov Military School.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Polyakov / Go to the mediabankGraduates of the Moscow Suvorov Military School.
Graduates of the Moscow Suvorov Military School.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Guneev / Go to the mediabankBefore the October Revolution, students at a different school – the Suvorov Cadet Corps, founded in Warsaw 1899 – called themselves suvorovtsy (Suvorov school cadets). They also wore red epaulettes bearing the letters SUV as part of their uniform.
Before the October Revolution, students at a different school – the Suvorov Cadet Corps, founded in Warsaw 1899 – called themselves suvorovtsy (Suvorov school cadets). They also wore red epaulettes bearing the letters SUV as part of their uniform.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisytsin / Go to the mediabankIn 2008, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing female pupils to study at Suvorov military and Nakhimov naval schools, as well as at military music schools and cadet corps.
In 2008, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing female pupils to study at Suvorov military and Nakhimov naval schools, as well as at military music schools and cadet corps.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Guneev / Go to the mediabankSuvorov military schools work together with the Russian Orthodox Church on the cadets’ patriotic and spiritual education.
Suvorov military schools work together with the Russian Orthodox Church on the cadets’ patriotic and spiritual education.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankThe Suvorov Oath ceremony dates back to the 19th century. Today the solemn promise is equal to law for students of Suvorov military schools.
The Suvorov Oath ceremony dates back to the 19th century. Today the solemn promise is equal to law for students of Suvorov military schools.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Mokrushin / Go to the mediabankSuvorov students say there is no such thing as a former suvorovets: The “Suvorov fraternity” is more than a catchy phrase.
Suvorov students say there is no such thing as a former suvorovets: The “Suvorov fraternity” is more than a catchy phrase.