November 16 marks the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko. On the eve of the anniversary, our correspondent met with one of the former heads of this highly rated university in the Soviet Army, Hero of the Soviet Union, retired lieutenant general Vitaly ULYANOV.

First - a few words about Ulyanov himself, whose fate is firmly connected with the army, as they say, from an early age. At the age of 17, he volunteered for the front, at 18 he already became a holder of the Golden Star. Here are the lines from the introduction of the commander of a platoon of 45-mm guns of the 1st Guards Rifle Battalion of the 280th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 92nd Guards Rifle Division, Sergeant Ulyanov Vitaly Andreevich to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union:
"Tov. Ulyanov, in the battles to clear the left bank of the Dnieper River from German invaders, force the right bank and move forward, showed heroism and courage. Having crossed with the first gun to the right bank, he suppressed several enemy firing points with direct fire and ensured the successful crossing of the river by his battalion. In the battles for the Zeleniy farm and the village of Kukovka, repelling counterattacks of enemy tanks and infantry, remaining alone at two guns, fired direct fire and knocked out two tanks, seven armored vehicles, captured one gun and destroyed up to an infantry platoon, thereby ensuring the success of the regiment's combat operations to expand the bridgehead on the right bank of the Dnieper River. For the skillful management of a platoon and the personal heroism shown, he deserves the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Commander of the 280th Guards. Guard Lieutenant Colonel PLUTAKHIN.
As evidenced by the entries in the column “Conclusion of superiors” on the reverse side of the award sheet, this presentation, dated October 20, 1943, will be approved by the commander of the guard division, Colonel Petrushin, the very next day. On October 25, the commander of the 37th Army, Lieutenant-General Sharokhin and a member of the military council, Colonel Bagnyuk, will give their “go-ahead”.
And before that, on October 22, Guards Sergeant Ulyanov will take the fight, which will end for him with a serious wound and will, in fact, be the last in his short front-line biography. Then there will be months of wandering around hospitals, where all the fragments taken in that battle will not be removed from it. Already in the rank of Hero of the Soviet Union, which he will be awarded on February 22, 1944, he will graduate from the Kiev school of self-propelled artillery and will be left there to command a platoon. Then there will be long years of service in the army, only with breaks for study at advanced courses and academies. Having changed a lot of garrisons, without jumping over a single commanding step, having "beat" six years in a company and six and a half in a division, he will become a general. Eleven years, until his resignation in 1985, he will head the Ordzhonikidze VOKU. The longest of the 22 heads of this university.
For more than forty years, in total, Vitaly Andreevich walked through life in the military ranks. Everything happened along the way. But no matter where he threw and no matter what heights his military fate raised, that front-line, sergeant's school was always with him. As a young man, having known the army from the inside, he then, not without reason, considered himself entitled to act on the basis of personal experience, including front-line experience, even if this sometimes did not fit into some canons or did not please the authorities.
Actually, our conversation began with memories of this.
- Vitaly Andreevich, they say that when you were the head of the VOKU, you sometimes acted at your own peril and risk, introducing some innovations into the educational process?
Well, there wasn't much risk. Although I had to face some bewilderment in higher instances. For example, when we decided, by postponing the general education prescribed for first-year students by the end of the year, to quickly give them military disciplines, so that from the very first days of their stay at the school they began to understand what service is, how necessary the knowledge that they have to master. It was seen almost as arbitrariness.
Or take the allegedly excessive enthusiasm for the mountain training of cadets, which we were also charged with at one time by some short-sighted officials from education. Can you imagine, there is a war going on in Afghanistan, and we, being in the foothills of the Caucasus, should not be engaged in mountain training, because, you see, this is not our profile! But we did. Already after 4 - 5 months of training, the cadets climbed Table Mountain, even went to Kazbek, conducted exercises in the mountains. Yes, it wasn't easy. But then, when the leadership of the Armed Forces nevertheless decided to make the Ordzhonikidze VOKU the base for recruiting the Turkestan military district, returning from Afghanistan, many graduates specially came to the school to say thank you for science. By the way, they do not forget about their native OrdzhVOKU even now. They visit, they write. In letters, as a rule, again, words of gratitude.
- Surely a lot of warm words will be said during the celebration of the anniversary of the school, many of whose graduates, as you know, have become major military leaders, have achieved significant success in other areas of activity.
- As the chairman of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of anniversary events, I can report that they will be held both in Vladikavkaz and in Moscow, where there are also many of our graduates now. Moreover, the anniversary will be celebrated not only in Russia, but also in neighboring countries, where our pupils and graduates serve with dignity in various positions in the armed forces, in other power structures, or simply are in the reserve, retired, retired. Indeed, over the seventy-five years of its existence, the school has produced more than 40 thousand officers, more than 300 of them became generals. It so happened that life scattered them in different parts of the world. But they are still faithful to the cadet brotherhood, the friendship that they carried through all the trials, and are full of pride in their native university.
And we have something to be proud of. Our school originates from the 36th Tula infantry courses for red commanders, created by order of the All-Russian General Staff on November 16, 1918. Its graduates took an active part in the Civil War, the fight against bandit elements in the North Caucasus and the Basmachi in Central Asia, with the Falangists in Spain, repelled the aggression of the Japanese militarists on Lake Khasan and the Khalkhin Gol River, contributed to achieving victory over Finland, fought on different fronts of the Great Patriotic War, smashed the Kwantung Army, worked as military advisers, participated in military operations in Afghanistan, in unblocking interethnic conflicts on the territory of the Soviet Union, in restoring constitutional order in the Chechen Republic. At the same time, courage, heroism, and fortitude were everywhere shown. Suffice it to say that 72 of our graduates became Heroes of the Soviet Union, and major generals I.I. Fesin and P.I. Shurukhin were awarded this title twice. Nine pupils of the Ordzhonikidze VOKU are Heroes of Russia.
Marshal of the armored forces P.P. served or studied in our school at different times. Poluboyarov, generals S.N. Perevertkin, Yu.P. Kovalev, S.N. Suanov, F.M. Kuzmin, M.N. Tereshchenko, A.I. Sokolov, V.V. Bulgakov, G.P. Kasperovich, V.V. Skokov, N.K. Silchenko and many other military leaders. Among its graduates are military diplomats A.N. Chernikov, I.D. Yurchenko, former President of Ingushetia R.S. Aushev, head of the GRU special forces V.V. Kolesnik, world record holder in skydiving V.G. Romanyuk and other famous people in the country and abroad.
Many pupils of the Ordzhonikidze VOKU still hold responsible positions in the State Duma, the Federation Council, the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation and in other state and public structures. Among them, for example, Hero of Russia V.M. Zavarzin, who has been heading the State Duma Defense Committee for two convocations, and Doctor of Philosophy A.N. Kanshin, who heads the Commission of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation for Affairs of Veterans, Military Personnel and Members of Their Families. The list goes on. By the way, your former colleague from Krasnaya Zvezda is on the list of our graduates. This is P.I. Tkachenko, literary critic, member of the Union of Writers, whose book titles speak for themselves: “When soldiers sing”, “From the flames of Afghanistan”, “Officer romance”, “Special company. Feat in the Maravar Gorge. He graduated from college in 1971.
- Vitaly Andreevich, it's no secret that some of your graduates have gone into business after completing their service...
- And many have achieved significant results in this area. Among them R.T. Aguzarov, Yu.F. Glushko, N.E. Dontsov, A.L. Epifanov, A.A. Stukov, Yu.Yu. Shapovalov, A.P. Shcherbina and others. Unfortunately, it is impossible to list them all. I can only say that these are true patriots, they provide great practical assistance to their comrades and to all those who need it.
In general, it must be said that the school gave its pupils versatile training. And most importantly, it brought up in them willpower, the ability to withstand any difficulties. This is a great merit of all those who worked hard and fruitfully, preparing officer cadres for our Motherland: commanders, teachers, civilian personnel. Many thanks to all of them and low bow. Those who are no longer with us, we honor and remember, pay tribute to their blessed memory.
- Did you have any offers to do business?
- There were, and some more! For example, at one solemn event, the boss of some cool company came up and, looking sideways at my Gold Star, offered the position of ... deputy director. At the same time, he explained that he would not have to do anything, he would just have to sit in a respectable office, sometimes attend important meetings. In short, he offered the position of "wedding general". Of course, I had to upset this boss.
- But now you are a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Associations of Reserve Officers of the Armed Forces "MEGAPIR", where, as far as I know, entrepreneurship is also not shy.
- Yes, I have been cooperating with this organization for a long time and, I must confess, with pleasure. Because I know who I'm dealing with. The Association is initially aimed at supporting the Armed Forces, veterans, families of fallen servicemen and other categories of citizens in need of assistance. In particular, the MEGAPIR Foundation, which I was entrusted to head, has been participating in the organization and holding of competitions for the field training of officers for many years, where the winner receives a car from the association as a prize. We patronize orphanages, in 16 regions of the country there are scholarship holders of the association from among the children of military personnel who died in the line of military duty. Until reaching the age of majority, they are paid 500 rubles a month. It is also important for me that this organization is headed by reserve colonel Alexander Kanshin, my former student and colleague. After graduating from the Ordzhonikidzevsky VOKU, he, as one of the best graduates, was left there for Komsomol work. And now we are working together again. By the way, it is under his general editorship that a book about our school is now being published, which, I am sure, will arouse the interest of a wide readership.
The school has been gone since 1993, but the memory of it lives and will live as long as those who served, worked and studied within its walls are alive.
Happy holiday to you comrades, health, happiness, prosperity and long life!

The North Caucasian Suvorov Military School, opened in 2000 in the capital of North Ossetia-Alania, the city of military glory Vladikavkaz, is designed to continue the glorious traditions of its predecessors.

More than 100 years ago, by personal decree of Emperor Nicholas II of September 26, 1901, the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps was created for the sons of military personnel serving or serving in the Caucasus, local nobles and children “by election of the commander of the troops”.

On September 1, 1902, the grand opening of the building took place, timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the annexation of Georgia to Russia. Classes for pupils of the first set began in temporary premises, hastily converted barracks of the 81st Apsheron Regiment. By the 1903/4 academic year, classes were held in the building of the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps, specially built for cadets (now the headquarters of the 58th Army is located here).

VlKK held nine editions. Graduates of the cadet corps bore the title of Vladikavkaz cadet with honor. During the First World War, a graduate of the corps I. Gusakov (1912) was awarded the St. George weapon and the St. George Cross of the 4th degree. Pupils of the corps, lieutenant K. Vakulovsky, cornet V. Skorobogaty, were awarded the St. George Cross.

During the Civil War, the number of pupils of the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps increased from 500 to 900 people: in November 1919, cadets of the Petrovsko-Poltava Cadet Corps were merged into the corps. In the spring of 1920, a decision was made to evacuate the cadet corps from Vladikavkaz to the Crimea, and in October, on the initiative of General Wrangel, the Crimean cadet corps was created from the cadets of the Vladikavkaz and Poltava corps.

The KKK settled in Slovenia, in the city of Bila Tserkva. The Serbian Ministry of War provided the corps with two three-story stone buildings. The Crimean Cadet Corps existed for 10 years. Out of his midst came major engineers, technicians, architects, doctors, teachers, professors, writers, journalists and other figures in all areas of culture.

During the Great Patriotic War, the idea arose to revive the tradition of educating youth in military affairs. The author of the idea of ​​creating Suvorov schools is the well-known Russian, Soviet military figure, General Alexei Alekseevich Ignatiev.

On August 21, 1943, the Council of People's Commissars and the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks adopted a resolution "On urgent measures to restore the economy in areas liberated from German occupation", where a detailed program of priority measures was given to eliminate the severe consequences of the occupation. The decree emphasized that the Suvorov schools were being created in the same way as the old cadet corps, and indicated the need to create a wide network of special institutions for children destitute of the war.

In 1943, nine schools were opened, including the Krasnodar Suvorov Military School. Out of 3.5 thousand applicants, 540 young men aged 8 to 13 were selected. Most of the students were the children of fallen soldiers and front-line soldiers, including three - the sons of the Heroes of the Soviet Union. 58 of them are sons of regiments and young partisans, 11 were awarded orders and medals.

The location of the school was to be the city of Krasnodar. But then a suitable building was not found in the regional center, and the Suvorov School was temporarily located in the city of Maikop - the center of the Adygei Autonomous Region.

Major-General Aleksey Ivanovich Nerchenko, a participant in the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars, was appointed head of the school. He graduated from the Military-Political Academy, was the military commissar of a special cavalry brigade, head of the Oryol military infantry school. From September 1943 to January 1949 - head of the Krasnodar, later the Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov officer school.

On December 19, 1943, in all nine schools, including the Krasnodar Suvorov Military School, a big holiday was held, which went down in history as the opening day of the country's Suvorov schools.

In January 1944, the Krasnodar Suvorov Military School was presented with a banner, before which the Suvorovites took an oath of allegiance to the Motherland. In August 1947, the school was relocated by three railway echelons to the capital of North Ossetia, the city of Dzaudzhikau (since 1954 - Ordzhonikidze, since 1990 - Vladikavkaz). The school was located in the building of the former Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps, which by that time housed the 1st Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School.

On September 4, 1947, by order of the Minister of the Armed Forces of the USSR, the 1st Ordzhonikidze Red Banner Infantry School was renamed the North Caucasian Red Banner Infantry School, and in the same year the Krasnodar Suvorov Military School was renamed the North Caucasian Suvorov Military School.

In 1948, the first graduation of Suvorov students took place, 41 pupils graduated from the school. In the same year, the Suvorov School was merged with the North Caucasian Red Banner Infantry School. It was reorganized into the Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Officer School, which was headed by Lieutenant General I.F. Barinov. After graduating from the Suvorov School, the pupil automatically became a cadet of his own school and two years later (subsequently three) graduated with the rank of lieutenant.

In 1958, the school was reorganized again and became only Suvorov, the name was accordingly changed to the Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Military School (KK SVU), and in 1966 it was renamed the Ordzhonikidze Suvorov Red Banner Military School. In 1968, the last graduation of the Suvorovites took place.

Heads of the KKSVU:
1. Major General Nerchenko Alexey Ivanovich (September 1943 – January 1949)
2. Lieutenant General Iosif Fedorovich Barinov (February 1949 - February 1955)
3. Major General Busarov Mikhail Mikhailovich (March 1955 - December 1955)
4. Major General Filippov Mikhail Mikhailovich (December 1955 - November 1957)
5. Major General Rakov Stepan Semenovich (January 1958 - October 1966)
6.Major General Sarapin Nikolai Adamovich (October 1966 - August 1967)

The Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Military School existed for a quarter of a century. There were 20 editions. The number of graduates was 1,862, of which 204 graduated with a gold medal, 179 with a silver medal.

On the basis of the Suvorov Military School, the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko. For the successful completion of the task of providing international assistance in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and the courage and heroism shown at the same time, the title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded to the graduate of the KK SVU, Major General V.V. Kolesnik. By order No. 494 of November 17, 2005 of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General V.V. Kolesnik is permanently enrolled in the lists of the North Caucasian Suvorov Military School.

For courage and heroism shown during the hostilities in the Chechen Republic, the title of Hero of Russia was awarded to graduates of the Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Military School: Chief of the Coastal Troops of the Northern Fleet, Major General A.I. Otrakovsky (posthumously), Deputy Commander of the North Caucasian Military District, Colonel General V.V. Bulgakov.

The North Caucasian Suvorov Military School was recreated by order of the Government of the Russian Federation, dated March 2, 2000. No. 522-R. on the basis of the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated April 11, 2000 No. 165.

The school is located in Vladikavkaz at the corner of V. Chkalov and Internatsionalnaya streets in a building built at the beginning of the 20th century. Before the revolution, it housed the Military Women's Gymnasium. Colonel Yury Georgievich Managarov was appointed head of the IC SVU. He commanded the school from 2000 to 2004. Born on December 5, 1949 in Novokuznetsk, in 1968 he graduated from the Caucasian Red Banner Suvorov Military School and entered the Leningrad Higher Command Combined Arms School. Graduated from the Military Academy named after M. V. Frunze.

In 2001, 349 young men aged 10-17, representatives of 19 nationalities from North Ossetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Adygea, Stavropol and Krasnodar Territories, Volgograd and Rostov Regions, crossed the threshold of the Suvorov School. More than 30 Suvorovites were left without fathers who died as a result of local wars in the Caucasus. The same number of Suvorovites were complete orphans.

In order to increase the effectiveness of training and education of future officers, timely solution of educational and economic problems, a Board of Trustees was created, headed by the President of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania A. Dzasokhov, who did a great job of organizing and comprehensively providing the educational process.

In 2003, the first graduation of Suvorov SK SVU took place. 54 students of Suvorov graduated from the school. The leadership of the Suvorov military school pays great attention to the education of future officers on the traditions of previous generations of the military intelligentsia. For this purpose, a well-equipped museum was designed, which reflects the history of the educational institution from the beginning of the last century.

In 2004, Major General Khavzhokov Boris Khabbasovich was appointed head of the school. He commanded the North Caucasian Suvorov Military School from 2004 to 2006. He was born on August 6, 1956 in the city of Nartkala of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. In 1978 he graduated from the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined-Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko. In 1988 he graduated from the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze.

Since 2006, Colonel Tavitov Ruslan Sergeevich has been appointed head of the SVU IC. Born on September 12, 1955. In 1977 he graduated from the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command School, the Military Academy. M.V. Frunze in 1991

According to the results of the 2006/2007 academic year, the North Caucasian Suvorov Military School took third place among 18 Suvorov military schools and cadet corps in Russia.

On the basis of the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated September 21, 2011, the SVU IC was transferred from the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to the jurisdiction of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania with the renaming of the State State General Educational Institution "Cadet Boarding School:" Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps ". After two years, full of successes of cadets in studies, sports, creative life, the school is again going through a stage of reorganization.

In 2014, at the initiative of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation and the government of North Ossetia-Alania, the Cadet Boarding School: Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps was renamed the North Caucasian Suvorov Military School and taken under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

On September 1, 2014, a solemn event dedicated to the opening of the school and the beginning of the academic year took place. The restored school accepted 220 pupils-students of 6-11 grades. The event was attended by representatives of the command of the Southern Military District, the 58th Army, the government and parliament of North Ossetia - Alania, the administration of Vladikavkaz, public and veteran organizations.

Veteran graduates of the KK SVU - representatives of the Rostov regional organization "Suvorov-Nakhimov-Cadet Union" handed over to the school a copy of the Battle Banner of the Krasnodar Suvorov Military School. A copy of the banner was presented to the head of the Suvorov Military School, R. Tavitov, Hero of Russia, Colonel-General Vladimir Bulgakov.

On May 31, 2015, as part of the All-Russian campaign "Hero Watch", timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and the 23rd anniversary of the title of Hero of Russia, the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory, a large starship landed in the SVU. The Heroes of the Soviet Union, Heroes of Russia, including the famous cosmonauts Sergey Krikalev, who was awarded both titles, and the world record holder in space, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Ivanchenkov, came to visit the Suvorovites. The delegation was headed by Hero of the Russian Federation, Commander of the Russian Airborne Forces, Colonel-General Vladimir Shamanov.

On December 18, 2015, on the eve of the Day of the formation of the Suvorov Schools, the commander of the troops of the Southern Military District, Colonel General A.V. Galkin solemnly presented the flag to the North Caucasian Suvorov Military School. In response, the head of the school, R. Tavitov, on behalf of the entire staff of the IC SVU, assured the command of the Southern Military District that the Suvorovites would always be true to the Suvorov honor, duty and oath, would honor and keep the shrine as a symbol of trust in our country.

Twice in 2016 and 2017, students of the Suvorov School became laureates of the All-Russian Public and State Initiative “Hot Heart” award and were inscribed in the book of Honor “Hot Heart”.

Three times, on September 1, 2016, 2017, 2018, on the Day of Knowledge, pupils of the SC SVU were congratulated by the Hero of the Russian Federation, commander of the troops of the Southern Military District, Colonel General A.V. Dvornikov, himself a graduate of the Ussuri Suvorov Military School. Visiting the school, the commander of the Southern Military District repeatedly noted the work of educators and the school administration with high awards.

In September 2017, Colonel General A.V. Dvornikov handed over to the officers-educators: Major Kashenko V.V., Lieutenant Colonel Oleinikov V.A., Major Tavasiev E.Kh. badges "For Service in the Caucasus".

In September 2018, from the hands of the commander, the officers-educators A. I. Maliev, N. N. Fedorchenko and S. E. Gritsenko, received the insignia "For Merit".

In September 2019, Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District, Lieutenant General Avdeev A.Yu. awarded the Badge of Distinction of the Southern Military District "For Merit" to the deputy head (for educational work) Zmailov I.V., the deputy head of the school (for MTO) Gataev S.Yu., the educator Oleinikov V.A.

The school is rightly proud of the achievements of its students.

Twice, in 2018 and 2019 the students of the Suvorov School took the 1st place in the qualifying stage of the "Cadet Games", among students of pre-university educational organizations of the Southern Military District; The students of the Suvorov School are multiple winners of the Regional Competition for Young Researchers "A Step into Science", the All-Russian Competition for Young Researchers "Start in Science", the International Scientific and Technical Conferences "Young Roboticist", the All-Russian Competition for Talented Youth Achievements "National Treasure of Russia".

During its existence, the school held 17 graduations, 822 Suvorov students graduated. Eleven students of Suvorov graduated from the SC SVU with a "gold medal": K. Zatynatsky (2011); V. Shkolnikov (2011); Ya. Shkolnikov (2011); O. Tkachenko (2011); Z. Aladzhikov (2016); K. Reu (2016); R. Karsanov (2017), V. Gabaraev (2018); A. Alekseev (2018), .A. Dzutsev (2019); B. Kasaev (2019). Three Suvorov students graduated from college with a "silver medal".

April 20, 2019 with the participation of the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Ivanov T.V. a solemn ceremony of opening a memorial stone at the construction site of a new complex of buildings of the North Caucasian Suvorov Military School took place.

The Commission of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation on National Security Issues and the Socio-Economic Conditions of Life of Military Personnel, Members of Their Families and Veterans held hearings on the topic “On the Prospects for the Development of Suvorov Military Schools in the Russian Federation”. We publish excerpts from the speeches made.

The main issue is the reconstruction of the North Caucasian Suvorov Military School (SKSVU) in the system of the Ministry of Defense on the basis of the current Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps.

In line with state policy

In 1918, the 36th Tula infantry courses for red commanders were created, which laid the foundation for the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko (OVOKU). In May 1924, the 17th Tula Infantry School (former 36th courses) was relocated to Vladikavkaz and became known as the 17th Vladikavkaz Infantry School. I, a graduate of the Ordzhonikidze VOKU, know the history of the city. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps was created there, a unique building was built. All this is evidence of the once correct policy to strengthen the region.

I remember that in our school there were children from all the peoples of the Soviet Union. We were different. They received higher education for four years, but most importantly, they studied the traditions of the North Caucasus and the peoples of the USSR in general. We were taught to be friends, culture, history. Then, after graduating from college, we went abroad, to other republics, territories, regions, and having such a potential, we worked with soldiers and the local population, introduced this culture, and developed it. In fact, we were educators and conductors of a correct interethnic policy. Our and other schools in Vladikavkaz played a huge role in instilling tolerance and tolerance among our people, forming a sense of friendship, respect for the peoples of different nationalities, for people in general.

The officer both in the Russian Empire and in the USSR carried state ideas, preserved the integrity of the country. Today, somehow, we are gradually leaving the North Caucasus, including due to the fact that we are reducing military schools. The OVOKU, the Ordzhonikidze Higher Military Red Banner Command School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR named after S. M. Kirov (OVVKKU, later the North Caucasian Military Institute of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs), the Ordzhonikidze Higher Anti-Aircraft Missile Air Defense Command School (OVZRKU) were destroyed.

This year marked the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad. There is a book about OVOKU. She says: in the most difficult period in November 1942, when Manstein was sent to break through - to release Paulus, all Vladikavkaz schools were sent to the front. The boys were alerted and unloaded at the Chirskaya station. All three schools perished in the snow to prevent the breakthrough of Manstein's tank columns. We can imagine what training the cadets had and what our militia had with a two-week training. Cadets spent months, and sometimes years, preparing for a real war. It was they who played the most important role in the Battle of Stalingrad. It is not for nothing that our school, OVOKU, was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of War, and many graduates became Heroes of the Soviet Union.

After the collapse of the USSR, the Vladikavkaz School became the only base for mountain training of officers. Look at our borders. How many mountainous territories we have, ranging from the Far East to the north. Mountain training is needed everywhere. There is no such base as it was in OVOKU. There were schools in Alma-Ata, Tbilisi, but the best was in Vladikavkaz. I say this as a former officer of the Main Staff of the Ground Forces, who inspected all the combined arms schools. There were eight of them in the Soviet Union, and the best mountain training was in Vladikavkaz.

Finishing the historical part, I will note: if we achieved the legal status of the Suvorov School, which belongs to the Ministry of Defense, then we would not only transfer glorious traditions to the current Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps, but also strengthen our state. It is necessary to take into account the political situation and the significance of the region, as well as the role of officer training. I propose to revive the history and traditions of OVOKU on the basis of the current cadet corps. Another option: let the corps remain a cadet (Suvorov) school of the Ministry of Education, but at the same time - the successor of both the Imperial Cadet Corps and the Higher Combined Arms Command School of the USSR Armed Forces.

Alexander Kanshin,
Chairman of the Commission of the Public Chamber on National Security and Socio-Economic Conditions of Life of Military Personnel, Members of Their Families and Veterans

The Ministry of Defense does not eliminate itself

We are very sensitive to what we have. We are talking about pre-university educational institutions of the system of Suvorov schools, the Nakhimov School, and cadet corps. The same applies to higher military educational institutions. Traditions and military-patriotic education are now being revived in the Ministry of Defense. It's no secret that one of the first decisions of the Minister of Defense was the return of Suvorov and Cadets to the parades in 2013. In all cities where pre-university educational institutions are located, such events were held.

The next step - by order of the Minister of Defense, the Suvorov and Nakhimov schools, the cadet corps are subordinate to the respective commanders-in-chief, that is, the chiefs, in whose interests the training will subsequently take place. Basically, all IEDs - to the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces. Ulyanovsk School - Commander of the Airborne Forces. St. Petersburg Cadet Corps - to the Deputy Minister of Defense, General of the Army Bulgakov. Maritime pre-university educational institutions, primarily St. Petersburg Nakhimov, to the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.

Further, we made the departmental system of pre-university education more open and understandable. Currently, we are ending the enrollment of underage citizens in pre-university educational institutions. Over 1700 people have been selected. The competition for pre-university educational institutions this year is much higher than last year. This is facilitated by the fact that the Minister of Defense expanded the categories of citizens for admission to departmental educational institutions. The privilege to enroll only children of military personnel and civilian personnel, orphans, children left without parental care has been removed. All underage citizens come from the current admission campaign.

It was decided to restore the military component of training. From September 1, we plan to introduce the subject "Fundamentals of military service", including drill and fire training. In the 10-11th grades - military regional studies. During the summer period, at least two weeks, and in some educational institutions even three weeks, for Suvorov, Nakhimov, Cadets, trips to specialized military educational institutions are planned. There they will be able to get acquainted with the life of cadets, get primary knowledge about the chosen military specialties.

This year, about 90 percent of graduates of pre-university educational institutions of the Moscow Region decided to enter the universities of the Ministry of Defense. The rest preferred the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

On the merits of the question.

In 2010-2011, the North Caucasian Suvorov Military School was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. However, I repeat, each school is unique for us, so we accompany any such institution even when it is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense. We still don't lose touch.

Until 2011, SKVVU was maintained in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry of Defense and the government of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. The powers to manage the educational institution were divided. Later, the parliament of the republic adopted a resolution on the transfer of IEDs to the region. Appropriate appeals were sent to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation and the head of the republic. Further: the legislation of the Russian Federation did not allow maintaining an institution on the terms of co-financing. Two new articles were introduced into the Budget Code (38.1 and 60). In order to solve this problem, the military department reported the situation to the president of the country and proposed either to amend the budget code to return to co-financing, or to look for new ways to co-found educational institutions of the cadet type.

only public interest

It is necessary to switch from the language of financial to state-political. The basic position is the one proposed to the society in many public speeches of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. When we set about recreating this historic military educational institution, the situation in the North Caucasus was better. However, there was little money and response in state structures.

Now the situation is not ideal, but there is much more understanding at different levels. We are talking about preserving the continuity and military intelligentsia that are characteristic of the Russian and the Greater Caucasus in general as part of historical Russia. The withdrawal of military schools from the region, their abolition is political myopia.

Last autumn, I spoke at a large international forum in Bulgaria dedicated to the 135th anniversary of the victory in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. I told about the battles of two Vladikavkaz regiments of the front line on Shipka. This aroused great interest. Thus, we have a glorious military past. The fact that there is no Suvorov School, the universities of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the border troops have been liquidated is a mistake.

The approach to solving this issue should not go through numbers. If there is a state will, it doesn't matter if there are 600 or 800 trainees in the state (the question was raised how many cadets should be in the school). You don't have to ask for two or three years to fix a problem. Some decisions are made quickly, like on the battlefield, if it is politically expedient to do so.

From my personal conversations in 1998 with the president and the chairman of the government, the filling of the newly opened SVU with everything necessary began. We were not interested in money then. We pulled these things on ourselves in the hope that we would later hand it over to the Ministry of Defense. Now the exact opposite is being said.

So, there was a presidential order to recreate the school, a detailed government decree of March 2, 2000, a directive of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces of August 18, 1999, an order of the Minister of Defense of April 11, 2000. Received license No. 1342 dated April 2, 2010, valid until April 3, 2015, according to which the SKVVU must operate in the system of the Ministry of Defense.

In 2008, we managed, using primarily political arguments, to defend the school. Former Minister of Defense Serdyukov assured that there would be no liquidation. However, later, in 2011, all instances were ignored. The decision was not brought even to the level of verbal agreement. This is an elementary, textbook procedure in the state. The military-political aspects were forgotten. The main thing turned out to be property, inventory.

The school has disappeared. Today it is necessary to create a precedent: in order to correct the erroneous decisions of the Serdyukov era, it is necessary to cancel the completely inexplicable - the liquidation of SKVVU.

As long as traditions are not forgotten, there is aspiration, attitude, it is important to focus on restoring a unique educational institution. The Public Chamber, which has a special authority among a huge number of organizations, must resolve this issue.

Now there is a hard work on a single story. The diversity of teenage educational institutions triggers the reverse process. It is wrong to take apart the Suvorov schools. The competition between law enforcement agencies creates an image that is by no means a national one. In each of them, it is proved that it is their federal agency that is the most excellent, that without them the country will simply disappear. This is absurd.

Decisions made

Based on the results of the meeting and public hearings that took place on the territory of the republic, and also taking into account the social and political significance of this educational institution in the training of military personnel from among the youth of the republics of the North Caucasus, the commission will send a letter to the Minister of Defense with a request to consider the possibility of restoring the North Caucasian Suvorov military school in its former status - under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense. The Commission of the Civic Chamber is creating a working group headed by the first deputy chairman of the commission Vladimir Lagkuev, which will monitor the situation related to the restoration of the SKVVU in Vladikavkaz.

Help "VPK"

On September 26, 1901, the Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps (1901–1917) was created by personal decree of Emperor Nicholas II.

1919 - The Vladikavkaz Cadet Corps was reinstated in the Armed Forces of the South of Russia.

On March 4, 1920, he retreated in marching order to Georgia, from where he was transferred to the Crimea. In the Russian army in the Crimea, from the remnants of him and the Poltava Cadet Corps, the Crimean Cadet Corps was created, located in Oreanda, and then evacuated to Yugoslavia.

In August 1947, the school was relocated by three trains to the capital of North Ossetia - the city of Dzaudzhikau (since 1954 - Ordzhonikidze, since 1990 - Vladikavkaz) and became known as the North Caucasian SVU.

1948 - the first issue of SKVVU.

1948-1958 - Caucasian red banner Suvorov officer school (Suvorov and cadets).

1958-1965 - Caucasian Red Banner SVU (only Suvorov).

1965-1968 - Ordzhonikidze SVU.

1968-1988 - on the basis of the Suvorov and combined arms schools, the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A. I. Eremenko (OVOKU) was created and graduates officers.

2000 - opening of a new SKVVU (2000-2011), restored on the basis of the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation of April 11, 2000 with the active support of the President of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Alexander Dzasokhov.

April 2, 2010 - SKVVU received license No. 1342, according to which the school must operate in the system of the Ministry of Defense until April 3, 2015.

2011 - SKVVU was closed, the property was transferred to the Ministry of Education of the Republic in 2012.

2012 - the opening of the Vladikavkaz cadet corps outside the system of the RF Ministry of Defense.

About the university

The North Caucasian Military Institute of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia was formed on the basis of the infantry department of the Novo-Peterhof Military School of the NKVD named after V.I. K.E. Voroshilov, which on May 3, 1938 was transferred to the city of Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz) and received the name "Ordzhonikidze Military School of the Border and Internal Troops of the NKVD named after. CM. Kirov. Day 2 May is an annual holiday of the university. The first release of officers from the walls of the school was carried out on September 18, 1938.

In November 1942 - January 1943, the personnel of the school took part in the battles for the city of Ordzhonikidze and the North Caucasus, during which 138 students who distinguished themselves were presented for state awards. During the war years, the school trained more than 5,000 officers. In 1951-1953, the training of future officers was carried out for 2 years, since 1954 - 3 years. In 1961 - 1973, the university trained officers with a secondary military and secondary legal education. On February 22, 1968, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the school was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. In 1974 it was transformed into a higher educational institution with a 4-year term of study, and since 1992 it has switched to a 5-year term of study.

On July 2, 1999, by order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, on the basis of the order of the Government of the Russian Federation, the school was transformed into the North Caucasian Military Institute of the Red Banner.

The personnel of the institute took an active part in special missions to resolve interethnic conflicts in Fergana, Samarkand, Sukhumi, Tbilisi, Karabakh, twice in Sumgait, Baku and Yerevan, performed and continues to perform service and combat tasks as part of the group of internal troops of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Chechen Republic.

For courage and heroism, 7 students of the university were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Among them: Lieutenant General Stashek N.I., Colonel Leonov D.V., Lieutenant Colonel Karasev V.A., Major Voronkov N.S., Lieutenants Morin F.V. and Spirin V.R., and Major General Fesin I.M. This title has been awarded twice. In the post-war period, performing responsible service and combat tasks, 13 graduates of the institute became Heroes of Russia: Colonel General Labunets M.I., Major Generals Grudnov I.S., Skrypnik N.V. (posthumously), Colonel Lysyuk S.I., Lieutenant Colonel Krestyaninov A.V., and Savchenko A.R. (posthumously), Major Gritsyuk S.A. (posthumously), Major Velichko V.V., Major Zadorozhny I.S., Senior Lieutenants Varlakov O.E. (posthumously), Ostroukhov E.V., lieutenants Zozulya A.S. (posthumously), Ryndin E.Yu. (posthumously).

Over the 69 years of its existence, 136 graduations have been produced at the military institute, of which 102 are basic, 26 are external studies and 8 courses for the training of junior officers, as well as 18 graduations of advanced training courses for officers. During this period, more than 29 thousand officers were trained and released into the troops. Over the period of serving in the army, more than 150 graduates of the institute were awarded the highest officer rank - "general".

The North Caucasian Military Institute of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia is one of the oldest military educational institutions of the internal troops and is located in Vladikavkaz, the capital of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alaniya. The educational and material base of the institute includes classrooms, lecture halls, a military shooting range, an autodrome, a tank track, a tactical field, a training facility for engineering and technical support of combat activities and tactical training of internal troops, a sports town, a stadium, a canteen, a clinic, a club, a printing house, a shooting range, a large and a small parade ground, a training place for mountain training, barracks, a hostel for senior cadets, consumer services, a shop, a post office, a buffet, boiler rooms and storage rooms.

The scientific potential of the military institute meets all the requirements of state accreditation for military educational institutions of higher professional education.

In the process of studying, future officers of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia take an active part in the work of the military scientific society, conferences, seminars, round tables, get acquainted with the history and cultural values ​​of the city of Vladikavkaz and the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, other republics of the North Caucasus, meet with famous Caucasus by scientists, writers, poets, graduates of the institute, holding responsible government posts, representatives of security agencies, military justice, courts, prosecutors. Creative teams of the Republican Academic Russian Theater named after E.B. Vakhtangov, North Ossetian State Academic Theater named after V.S. Tkhapsaev, the North Ossetian Musical Theater and the State Philharmonic Society, the Alan State Ensemble, the Highlander Ensembles and the Terek Cossack Army.

The center for organizing cultural leisure is the institute's club, where, together with students of the city's universities, evenings of rest, debates, KVNs, competitions and youth discos are held. The institute has a university of culture, cadets are engaged in circles of lovers of poetry, author's song, amateur art.

In the process of training and education of future officers of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, much attention is paid to physical training and sports. Among the officers and cadets of the institute there are winners of the All-Russian competitions, championships of the internal troops and the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in various types of wrestling, athletics, hand-to-hand combat, officer all-around, athletic gymnastics, handball, mountaineering and other sports. Senior Lecturer of the Department of Physical Training and Sports Lieutenant Colonel Korenkov V.A. twice conquered the highest peak in the world, Everest (8847 m).

The university pays great attention to the education of future officer cadres on the combat and service traditions of the internal troops and the institute. Since 1954, the Institute has been operating the “Museum of Military Glory and History of the Institute”, which since December 23, 1978 has been transformed into a branch of the Central Museum of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The expositions of the museum reveal the history and combat path of the internal troops and the military institute, the contribution of each generation of the university to the formation and development of traditions, show examples of courageous and decisive actions of personnel in the performance of service and combat missions in various "hot spots" of the former USSR, Afghanistan and the Chechen Republic . Over the period of time that has passed since its inception, the museum has been visited by more than 100 thousand people.

Glorious traditions have developed at the military institute, a highly professional scientific and pedagogical team has been formed, capable of training qualified officer cadres for the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia that meet modern requirements.