By the beginning of the 19th century, Russia was in a situation where the capital's cadet corps were unable to provide the army with trained officers. In order to address this issue, Emperor Alexander I approved a plan proposed by Prince General P. A. Zubov. According to the plan, a network of military educational institutions would be established in provincial cities, funded by local noble societies, where young men would be taught general education subjects. These educational institutions were opened in Volhynia, Grodno, Kiev, and other locations: I don't know if this fact was known to the principal of Secondary School No. 28 in Grodno, Igor Gereevich Akhmetov, when he decided to open the first military-patriotic class in Belarus. However, in the late 20th century, specifically in 1997, cadets once again appeared on the streets of the provincial Belarusian town! Why not in the capital city of Minsk, but in the border town of Grodno? Our regular correspondent for the Republic of Belarus, Colonel Vasily Zdanyuk, provided a simple answer to this question: - Belarusians say, "Moscow is not Russia, and Grodno is not Belarus." The standard of living, culture, and page 74 science. The beneficial influence and proximity of Europe are also taking their toll. Additionally, the city is home to a significant number of military personnel, both former and current. This is due to the presence of the 28th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Grodno Border Guard Unit. We must give credit to Igor Akhmetov, who was able to foresee that sooner or later the young Belarusian army would need well-trained young men. Those who know firsthand about the army and the peculiarities of the future profession of an officer. This is how Akhmetov came up with the idea of opening a military-patriotic class. Igor Gereevich himself comes from a military family. His father, Gerey Minvafovich, and his brother Yuri are career officers in the Russian Armed Forces. Igor G ... Read more