Naval Cadet Corps (Russia)
The Naval Cadet Corps (Russian: Морской кадетский корпус), occasionally translated as the Marine Cadet Corps or the Sea Cadet Corps, is an educational establishment for educating naval officers for commissioning in the Russian Navy in Saint Petersburg.
History
The first maritime educational school was established by Peter the Great in Moscow as the School of Navigation and Mathematical Sciences in 1701. The school was moved to St Petersburg in 1713 as the Naval Guard Academy. The school was renamed the Naval Cadet Corps on 17 February 1732 and was the key educational establishment commissioning officers for the Imperial Russian Navy.
Following the destruction of the building in a fire in 1771 the school transferred to
Post Revolution
The College reopened in 1918 to educate officers for the new
External links
- Page in Russian from Kotlin.ru
- Page in Russian from Ruskadet.ru
- History of the school building in Russian
- History of the Kronshtadt branch
- Cadet Schools in Russia
- Nakhimov Naval School