Ivan Bohun Military High School

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Ivan Bohun Military High School
Київський військовий ліцей імені Івана Богуна
Shoulder-sleeve Insignia of the Military Lyceum
Київ. Корпус Суворовського училища.JPG
Location
Kyiv City
,
01013

Ukraine
Coordinates50°25′25″N 30°32′44″E / 50.4235°N 30.5455°E / 50.4235; 30.5455Coordinates: 50°25′25″N 30°32′44″E / 50.4235°N 30.5455°E / 50.4235; 30.5455
Information
Former nameKiev Suvorov Military School
Typemilitary academy
Established1992 (1992)
FounderCabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
Head of the SchoolMajor General Igor Gordiychuk
LanguageUkrainian
Color(s)   
AffiliationArmed Forces of Ukraine
Websitewww.kvl.mil.gov.ua

The Ivan Bohun Military High School (Ukrainian: Київський військовий ліцей імені Івана Богуна) is an educational military institution located in Kyiv, Ukraine.

History[]

Soviet Era[]

Main article: Kiev Suvorov Military School

It was founded in 1943 as the Kharkiv Suvorov Military School and was relocated to Kyiv in 1947.[1] It was originally located on the Seversky Donets at Kharkov's . It was at the time, one of two Suvorov schools in Soviet what is now a state independent of the Russian Federation. Hundreds of pupils came from various regions of the Ukrainian SSR and the RSFSR.

Independence[]

On 19 August 1992, when Ukraine became independent, the school was officially renamed the Kyiv Military High School (Lyceum).[2] This was done by decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. Since 1993, it has had a three-year training period. On 4 October 1994, the Kyiv Military Lyceum was awarded the Battle Flag of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On 1 June 1998, the Kyiv Military High School was renamed after Ivan Bohun.[3][4] In 2001, the lyceum was awarded a diploma of the Golden Fortune International Open Rating of popularity and quality. In 2003, the lyceum was awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. On 25 July 2005, by order of the head of the Main Directorate of Education and Science of the Kyiv City Council, No. 196, it was recognized with certified honors. On 24 January 2019, the monument to Alexander Suvorov, erected in front of the building of the former school in 1974, was demolished.[5] In September of that year, the first female cadets of the school were admitted.[6]

Heads of the School[]

  • Alexander Shkrebtienko (1993–1999)
  • Leonid Kravchuk (1999–2008)
  • Ihor Tcherzhevsky (2008–2010)
  • Danylo Romanenko (2010–2015)
  • Alexander Bondarenko (2015–2016)
  • Ihor Gordiychuk (2016–Present)

Structure[]

  • 1st Educational Company
  • 2nd Training Company
  • 3rd Training Company
  • 4th Educational Company
  • 5th Educational Company
  • 6th Educational Company
  • Military Band
    • Corps of Drums

Band[]

The Military Band of the Ivan Bohun Military High School is intended for the musical support of conducting military ceremonies, laying wreaths to the monuments and graves of soldiers, and parades of cadets. The creative activity of the collective is primarily aimed at the spiritual and patriotic development of military high school students and the revival and development of the national culture of Ukraine. Each year, about 170 events are carried out according to the plan of the school administration. It is multi-genre creative group of 20 performers on wind and percussion instruments. The band works in tandem with the Band of the Military Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technologies.[7]

Traditions[]

The building in the winter time.

As part of the military-patriotic education of youth, the personnel involved in the lyceum:[2]

Notable alumni[]

  • - pop star

Gallery[]

  • The badge of the school.

  • The inside of the building.

  • The building in the summertime.

  • The corps of drums on Maidan Nezalezhnosti.

  • Ihor Hordiychuk

  • Stepan Poltorak with school cadets.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ ""Богунівці" готуються до параду з нагоди Дня незалежності України".
  2. ^ a b "The history | Kyiv military lyceum named by Ivan Bogun". kvl.mil.gov.ua. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  3. ^ "The history".
  4. ^ "300 українських спартанців. Як "Сумрак" виховує нову військову еліту".
  5. ^ "Фото дня: в центре Киева снесли 6-метровый памятник Суворову". 24 January 2019.
  6. ^ "First Female Class Starts at Prestigious Kyiv Military School".
  7. ^ "Вакансии компании Військовий оркестр Київського військового ліцею імені Івана Богуна".

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