Budyonny Military Academy of the Signal Corps
The S. M. Budyonny Military Academy of the Signal Corps is a military university in Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded in 1919. The academy trains officers for service in the Signal Troops of the Russian Ground Forces.
History
- 1919. Foundation of the academy. Initial name: Electro-technical high school for commanding officers of the workers' and peasants' Red Army
- 1941. By order of the People’s Commissar of Defence of the USSR this military college was renamed to Military Academy of Signal Technology.
- 1946. The Military academy received the name of honour S. M. Budyonny.
- 1998. By decree №1009 of the Government of Russia the Military academy received the status of a Military university.
Awards
The military academy was many times distinguished and awarded as follows:- November, 7th 1944 with the Order of the Red Banner
- February, 22nd 1968 with the Order of Lenin
Subjects / purpose of study
Academic qualification for officers attached for special duties.Special subjects
- 210401 — Physics and communications technology of optoelectronics
- 210404 — Multichannel telecommunication’s systems
- 210405 — Radio engineering, broadcasting and television
- 210406 — Communications networks and electronic switching systems
- 230101 — Computing technology, complex installations, systems and networks
- 230102 — IT-systems and automated command and control systems
- 230105 — Programming of computer systems and of automated systems
Heads of the Academy
- 1919—1921 — A.V. Babinski
- 1921—1922 — E.A. Bernardelli
- 1922—1927 — A.A. Ovchinikov
- 1928—1932 — Professor E.A. Svirsky
- 1932—1937 — K.E. Polishchuk
- 1937—1938 — M.I. Dratvin
- 1938—1938 — N.N. Andreyev
- 1938—1942 — Lieutenant General V.M. Govyadkin
- 1942—1944 — Major General A.G. Lapkin
- 1944—1949 — Lieutenant General K.Kh. Muravyev
- 1949—1951 — Lieutenant General P.D. Miroshnikov
- 1951—1961 — Lieutenant General V.V. Zvenigorodsky
- 1961—1974 — Colonel General A.A. Frolov
- 1974—1978 — Lieutenant General A.P. Borisov
- 1978—1988 — Lieutenant General N.G. Popov
- 1988—1991 — Lieutenant General P.N. Barashkov
- 1991—1995 — Lieutenant General G.G. Savin
- 1995—1998 — Lieutenant General S.P. Liguta
- 1998—2003 — Lieutenant General E.A. Karpov
- 2003—2009 — Lieutenant General A.L. Kremenchutsky
- 2009—2011 — Major General S.A. Budilkin
- 2011—... — Major General S.V. Kostarev
Famous graduates and lecturers
- Vladimir Varyukhin - the listener and the lecturer
- , Hero of the Russian Federation. From April to October 1943 — student on the Command-Engineer-Faculty of the Military Academy of Signal Technology.