The Tashkent Suvorov Military School (TshSVU) (Uzbek: Toshkent Suvorov Harbiy Maktabi; Russian: Ташкент Суворовское военное училище) was a Suvorov Military Academy in the Uzbek SSR and one of such other schools in the former Soviet Union for military cadets. It was designed on the basis of training young adults from ages 14–18 and educating them to be prepared for admission to higher education institutions and to further their knowledge and career in the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union The TshSVU was in existence from 1943 to 1960.[1][2] It was under the direct command of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs.
 Emblem of the Uzbek SSR | |
Other name | TshSVU |
|---|---|
| Type | military academy |
| Active | 1943–1960 |
| Founder | Government of the Uzbek SSR |
| Affiliation | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
Academic affiliation | Suvorov Military School |
| Address | 33 Stalin Street , , |
| Language | Russian, Uzbek |
| At the time, it was the only active Suvorov Military School in Central Asia. | |
History
editIn August 1943, the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR offered to open Suvorov military schools in Kutaisi and Tashkent. on September 4, the Government passed a resolution on the establishment of both schools. On September 27, 1943 the academy was officially established.[2] The school was located on 33 Stalin street in Tashkent. The opening ceremony of the school was on December 1. The first graduates of the school appeared in 1945. The TshSVU was dissolved on September 19, 1960.[3][4]
The following served as heads of the school since 1943:[5]
- Major General Fyodor Mayorov (1943-1945)
- Colonel V. Andreyev (1945-1950)
- Colonel P. Yuhnovets (1950-1951)
- Colonel N. Gnedenkov (1951-1957)
- Colonel N. Sovetov (1957-1960)
Alumni
edit- Valeri Popenchenko - Russian amateur boxer[6]
- Vladimir Dzhanibekov - Soviet cosmonaut
- Yevgeny Sigarov - Honored Worker of Culture of Russia
References
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- ^ "Наше училище было создано в городе Кутаиси в 1943 году". www.ruscadet.ru. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
- ^ a b "Сайт МВД :: Новости :: 27 сентября - День образования Суворовских военных училищ войск НКВД". 2006-10-03. Archived from the original on 2006-10-03. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Ташкентское суворовское военное училище НКВД". cadethistory.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ "Новости". Archived from the original on 2006-10-03.
- ^ www.sema.ru, Sema.Ru Labs (c) 2002 |. "Гордость училища - Суворовское военное училище". www.svu.ru. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sputnik". 1970.