Cadets, naval cadets, junkers. Memoirs of students at military academies in the XIX century

The military education system in Russia began to take shape under Peter I with the opening of the Navigatsky school in Moscow in 1701. The first army Cadet Corps was opened in St. Petersburg in 1732 by decree of Empress Anna Ioannovna. As the military historian A.V. Viskuty, it was the "cradle of the glory of many heroes and famous husbands of Russia." The same words are fully applicable to other Russian military educational institutions.
This book contains the memoirs of pupils of military schools of the 19th century - the period of the reign of Alexander I, Nicholas I and Alexander II. The memoirs of former cadets included in the book, Gardemarins and Junkers draw a picture of the upbringing and education of future officers of the Russian army against the backdrop of the most important historical events. The vast majority of these memories are scattered on the pages of periodicals of the century before last, therefore, inaccessible not only a wide circle of readers, but also to most historian specialists