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Naval Cadet Corps


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NAVAL CADET CORPS, naval educational institution for training of fleet officers. Started as the School of Navigation and Marine Sciences founded by Peter the Great in Moscow in 1701. The Marine Guard Academy developed in 1715 from the marine classes taught at the school. The Navigation School and the academy merged to become the Naval Noble Cadet Corps in 1752, becoming the Naval Cadet Corps in 1802, the Marine School in 1869, again the Naval Cadet Corps in 1891, the Marine Corps in 1906, and again the Marine School in 1916. The school was divided into cadet (junior) and mid-shipmate classes, and training lasted between four and six years. After finishing their studies, cadets who passed the qualifying exams received a rank of warrant officer. An officers class was opened at the corps in 1827 (see Naval Academy). It was renamed the Navy School after October 1917. The Courses for Command Personnel of the Republic Navy were created on its basis in 1918; they were later re-organised into the Higher Navy School (today the Navy Institute). From 1752 on, the corps were situated in the former palace of Ch. A. Minich (today 17 Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment, rebuilt in 1796-98, architect F.I. Volkov). They were moved to Kronstadt after the fire of 1771, and returned in the 1790s. Group memorial plaques are installed along the building, bearing the names of fleet commanders and mariners of the 18th - 19th centuries, as well as admirals who graduated from the Higher Navy School.

References: Веселаго Ф. Ф. Очерк истории Морского кадетского корпуса с приложением списка воспитанников за 100 лет. СПб., 1852; Коргуев Н. А. Обзор преобразований Морского кадетского корпуса с 1852 года: С прил. Списка выпускных воспитанников 1753-1896 г. СПб., 1897.

A. N. Lukirsky.

Persons
Minich Christoph Antonovich (Burghard Christoph), Count
Peter I, Emperor
Volkov Fedor Ivanovich

Addresses
Leitenanta Schmidta Embankment/Saint Petersburg, city, house 17

Bibliographies
Веселаго Ф. Ф. Очерк истории Морского кадетского корпуса с приложением списка воспитанников за 100 лет. СПб., 1852
Коргуев Н. А. Обзор преобразований Морского кадетского корпуса с 1852 года: С прил. Списка выпускных воспитанников 1753-1896 г. СПб., 1897

The subject Index
Navy Institute, St.Petersburg

Chronograph
1715
1752


Baranov N.M., Chief of City Administration 1881

BARANOV Nikolay Mikhailovich (1837-1901), statesman, Lieutenant General (1893). Baranov graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg (1856). From 1856, he served in the Navy, in 1866-77, he headed the Naval Museum

Bellinsgauzen F.F. (1778-1852), navigator

BELLINSGAUZEN Faddey Fadeevich (1778-1852, Kronstadt), navigator, Admiral (1843). In 1797 graduated from the Naval Cadet School (17 Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment; memorial plaque); served in the Baltic Fleet

Butakov G.I. (1820-1882), Admiral

BUTAKOV Grigory Ivanovich (1820-82, St. Petersburg), Admiral (1878), creator of the steam armoured fleet tactics. Graduated from the Naval Cadet School (1836; now 47 Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment; memorial plaque)

Cadet Corps (entry)

CADET CORPS were military educational secondary boarding schools. Until 1917, they were aimed mainly at the nobility. The education began in cadet corps from the ages of 10-12 (in the 1770s-90s, from 5-8), and lasted seven to fifteen years

Dal V. I. (1801-1872), writer, ethnographer, lexicographer, doctor

DAL Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1872), writer, ethnographer, lexicographer, doctor, Corresponding Member of Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1838). He graduated from the Naval Military School (1819) and from the Faculty of Medicine of Derpt University

Decembrists

DECEMBRISTS, members of secret societies, mainly, Guard officers and Masonic lodge members, who excited a rebellion against autocracy and serfdom in December 1825 (hence the name). Many of the future Decembrists were born in St

Essen N.O. (1860-1915), Admiral

ESSEN Nikolay Ottovich (1860-1915) Admiral (1913). Graduated with honours from the Naval Cadet School (1880) and completed the admiralty course of the Nikolaevskaya Naval Academy (1891)

Figner N.N., (1857-1918), singer

Figner Nikolay Nikolaevich (1857-1918), opera singer (lyric tenor), stage-director, pedagogue, theatre figure. Brother of V.N. Figner. In 1878 he graduated from the Marine Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg, served in the Fleet, and retired in 1881

Krusenstern I.F. (1770-1846), navigator

KRUSENSTERN Ivan Fedorovich (1770-1846), navigator, corresponding member (1803), honorary member (1806) of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Admiral. (1842). Graduated from the Naval Cadet School (1787)

Lazarev M.P. (1788-1851), admiral

LAZAREV Mikhail Petrovich (1788-1851), navigator, admiral (1843). Graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps in 1803 (17 Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment, memorial plaque installed), and was sent on scholarship to Great Britain

Libraries (entry)

LIBRARIES. The first library of St. Petersburg was founded in 1714 by the decree of Tsar Peter the Great as His Majesty’s Library; later on, it formed the basis of the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Lisyansky Y.F., (1773-1837), navigator

LISYANSKY Yury Fedorovich (1773-1837, St. Petersburg), navigator, First Rank Captain (1809). In 1786, he graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps at 17 Leytenanta Schmidta Embankment (memorial plaque installed)

Mordvinov N.S. (1754-1845), Admiral, statesman

MORDVINOV Nikolay Semenovich (1754-1845, St. Petersburg), statesman and military figure, economist, admiral (1797), honorary member of Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1826) and Russian Academy (1818). The son of S.I

Mozhaysky А.F. (1825-1890), constructor

MOZHAYSKY Alexander Fedorovich (1825-1890, St. Petersburg), inventor, creator of an aircraft heavier than the air, Rear-Admiral. (1886). Graduated from the Naval Cadet School (1841)

Munnich B. K. (1683-1767), Engineer, Governor General 1728-34

MUNNICH Christofor Antonovich (Burchard Kristoff) (1683-1767, St. Petersburg), Count (1728), statesman and military figure, General Field Marshal (1732). He was German by birth, came to Russian service in 1721

Navy Institute, St.Petersburg

NAVY INSTITUTE (NI), St. Petersburg, at 17 Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment, developed from the Moscow Cadet Corps, in the same building where the Courses for Command Personnel were instituted in 1918

Ostrogradsky M.V., (1801-1861), mathematician

OSTROGRADSKY Mikhail Vasilevich (1801-1861), mathematician and mechanic, member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1828). He graduated from the University of Kharkov in 1820 and settled in St. Petersburg eight years later

Pahlen von der P.A. governor-general in 1797-1801

Pahlen (v. der Pahlen) Peter Alexeevich (Peter Ludwig) (1745-1826), count (1799), statesman and a military figure, Cavalry General (1798). Since 1760 had been attending military service; took part in the Seven-year war of 1756-63

Popov А.А. (1821-1898), Admiral

POPOV Andrey Alexandrovich (1821-1898, St. Petersburg), naval architect, Admiral (1891), Adjutant General (1871). Graduated from the Naval Cadet School (1837). In 1837-38 entered service with the Baltic Fleet

Putilov N.I., (1820-1880), entrepreneur

PUTILOV Nikolay Ivanovich (1820-1880, St. Petersburg), entrepreneur, engineer. After he completed Officer’s Classes at the Naval School in 1840, he worked as a lecturer and served in the Navy Department until his resignation in 1857

Rimsky-Korsakov N.A., (1844-1908), composer

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Nikolay Andreevich (1844-1908, Lyubensk summer residence near Luga in the St. Petersburg Region), composer, pedagogue, director, musical public figure

Sedov G.Y., (1877-1914), polar explorer

SEDOV Georgy Yakovlevich (1877-1914), hydrographer and polar explorer, lieutenant (1912). He graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps in 1901. In 1908, he was assigned to the Chief Hydrographic Administration in St. Petersburg

Shishkov A.S. (1754-1841), man of letters, philologist, statesman

SHISHKOV Alexander Semenovich (1754-1841, St. Petersburg), a statesman, military leader, philologist, man of letters, Admiral (1824), Honorary Fellow of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1800)

Stanyukovich K.M. (1843-1903), writer

STANYUKOVICH Konstantin Mikhailovich (1843-1903), a prose writer and publicist. He lived in St. Petersburg from 1855. He studied at the Naval Cadet Corps in 1857-60 (present-day 17 Leytenanta Shmidta Embankment; collective memorial plaque)

Tatishchev A.D. Chief of Police General in 1745-60

TATISHCHEV Alexey Danilovich (1697-1760, St. Petersburg), statesman, general en shef (1757). Since 1712 he had been in the military service, took part in the Great Northern war of 1700-21, since 1718 a batman of tsar Peter the Great

The Memorial Plate of A.P. Bogolyubov

“Great Russian marine painter and historiographer of the Russian Fleet A.P. Bogolyubov studied here in the Marine Company of the Alexandrovsky Cadet Corps for minors in 1832-1835 and 1838-1840.” A.P

The Memorial Plate of V.V. Vereshchagin

“Outstanding Russian artist Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin studied here in the Marine Company of the Alexandrovsky Cadet Corps for minors in 1850-1853” Vasily Vereshchagin was born on October 14, 1842

Tolstoy F.P., (1783-1873), sculptor

TOLSTOY Fedor Petrovich (1783 - 1873, St. Petersburg), Count, medalist, drawer and painter, Privy Counsellor (1846). Graduated from the Marine Cadet Corps in 1802, served in the fleet, retired in 1804

Ushakov F.F.(1745-1817), Admiral

USHAKOV Fedor Fedorovich (1745-1817), Naval Commander, Admiral (1799). Graduated from the Naval Cadet School (1766; 17 Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment - memorial plaque)

Vasilievsky Island

VASILIEVSKY ISLAND, the largest island in the estuary of the Neva 1,090 hectares in area. The island is washed by the Bolshaya Neva in the south and the Malaya Neva in the northeast

Volkov F.I. (1754-1803), architect

VOLKOV Fedor Ivanovich (1754 - 1803, St. Petersburg), architect, academy member (1794), professor and Assistant Rector (1796) of the Academy of Fine Arts. Graduated from the Academy of Fine arts in 1772, continued his education in Italy and France

Voluntary University, 1862

VOLUNTARY UNIVERSITY is the name for a series of lectures given in January-March 1862 at the City Duma and Peterschule. The courses were opened on chargeable basis after the closure of St