Word: vasilievich
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Alexander Vasilievich Suvorov (1729-1800) joined the Russian Army as a boy, served against the Swedes and Prussians. He rose to be a major general, a field marshal, a count of the Holy Roman Empire, a prince, a friend of Catherine II. He won signal victories against the Turks, the Poles and the French Revolutionists. Like many another great captain, Suvorov ended his days in defeat and temporary disgrace. But he is a natural hero of the Soviet Union-a rough-spoken soldier's soldier, who disdained foppery and diplomatic delicacy...
This picture of a class in the Suvorov Military Academy at Kalinin illustrates dominant features of Soviet education since Marshal Stalin abolished coeduca tion (TIME, Aug. 1 6). It is one of nine cadet schools named for the 18th century Russian Field Marshal Alexander Vasilievich Suvorov. Eligible for the school's seven-year course are 10-to-13-year-old sons of Red soldiers, and any boy orphaned by the Germans. Their days are scheduled from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., with three leisure hours. During the war there are no holidays. Studies include tactics, firearms, military history...