Suvorov schools appeared in the country in the year of severe trials, in the harsh forty-third. Perhaps there is a pattern in this. And the latest Russian history is marked by the revival of cadet corps. After a long period of anti-army attacks, attempts to belittle the importance of a man in uniform, this may seem paradoxical. It would seem that so much has been done to finally trample on the authority of people who have chosen the profession of "Defending the Motherland". Meanwhile, the competition for military schools is growing, and to enter Suvorov schools, figuratively speaking, to get through the eye of a needle, to become a cadet, is also a difficult task. What is this mystery of the soul and character of our people? It is difficult for people who are not familiar with the history, traditions, and mentality of Russia to understand this. And there is no riddle at all. At the genetic level, subconsciously, the Russian people have always had, have and will continue to have a special attitude towards the army as a source of stability, a guarantor of overcoming any, even the most difficult challenges. At a critical moment, the armed defenders of the Fatherland are remembered with hope and faith. And the cadet corps, like snowdrops after a cold winter, portend changes for the better. In the last 3-4 years, cadet corps and colleges, naval classes, and other educational institutions with advanced military training have appeared in Krasnodar and Serpukhov, Moscow and Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk and St. Petersburg. In total, there are already more than two dozen of them in Russia. And this is despite the fact that state support is reduced to a minimum or even absent. But snowdrops, we know, are unpretentious flowers, resistance to adversity is their distinctive feature. This also applies to the revival of the cadet corps, which we have compared figuratively with the appearance of these spring flowers. Very much in the process of introducing young men to the future truly ... Читать далее