The development of the educational process in Suvorov military schools during the Soviet period

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the genesis and evolution of the educational system of Suvorov military schools within the context of the Russian history of pedagogy. The central problem of the study is to define the unique historical and cultural role and place of Suvorov military schools within the overall paradigm of national education development. The continuity of the historical traditions of the Russian cadet corps, their transformation, and adaptation to new socio-political conditions are examined in detail. Particular attention is given to the ideological component of educational work and its evolution at various stages of the schools' functioning. The paper argues that throughout their history, Suvorov military schools served as an innovative «testing ground» for testing and implementing advanced pedagogical methods combining intensive general education, specialized military training, and comprehensive spiritual and moral education. Drawing on a wide range of historical sources and archival materials, it is demonstrated that it was within the walls of the Suvorov military schools that the model for the formation of the future officer corps and the state elite with a clearly civic position was developed. In conclusion, the author concludes that the education received at the Suvorov military schools was unequivocally elite. This elitism is determined not only by the strict selection of students, but also by the exceptional intensity of the educational process, its highly sophisticated facilities, and, most importantly, by the outstanding results achieved in the training of highly educated specialists devoted to the Fatherland, whose contribution to the country's development is difficult to overestimate.