The Azerbaijan Higher Naval Academy () is an educational institution of the Azerbaijani Naval Forces. It is part of the education system of the

Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan () or MN is an Azerbaijani government agency that is associated with the Azerbaijani military. The ministry is responsible for keeping Azerbaijan defended against external threats, preservin ...

. It was originally founded in 1939, during Soviet times, when it was called the Caspian Higher Naval Red Banner School named after

Sergei Kirov Sergei Mironovich Kirov (born Kostrikov; 27 March 1886 – 1 December 1934) was a Russian and Soviet politician and Bolsheviks, Bolshevik revolutionary. Kirov was an early revolutionary in the Russian Empire and a member of the Bolshevik faction ...

().also formerly known Kirov Naval Academy

History

The school was founded on 9 December 1939 in Baku. On 4 March 1945, on behalf of the

Presidium of the Supreme Soviet The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet () was the standing body of the highest organ of state power, highest body of state authority in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).The Presidium of the Soviet Union is, in short, the legislativ ...

, the school was awarded the Battle Banner of the school. Fifteen years after the original founding date, the school was named after

Sergei Mironovich Kirov Sergei Mironovich Kirov (born Kostrikov; 27 March 1886 – 1 December 1934) was a Russian and Soviet politician and Bolsheviks, Bolshevik revolutionary. Kirov was an early revolutionary in the Russian Empire and a member of the Bolshevik faction ...

. On 22 February 1968, the school was awarded the

Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner () was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. It was the highest award of S ...

. During Yusif Akhundzade's service as director of the school band, it participated in the 1971 and 1983 October Revolution Day Parade on Moscow's

Red Square Red Square ( rus, Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad', p=ˈkrasnəjə ˈploɕːɪtʲ) is one of the oldest and largest town square, squares in Moscow, Russia. It is located in Moscow's historic centre, along the eastern walls of ...

. In June 1992, the last issue of cadets took place. After the

collapse of the USSR The Soviet Union was formally dissolved as a sovereign state and subject of international law on 26 December 1991 by Declaration No. 142-N of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Declaration No. 142-Н of ...

, by decree of President

Abulfaz Elchibey Abulfaz Gadirgulu oghlu Aliyev (24 June 1938 – 22 August 2000), commonly known as Abulfaz Elchibey, was a Pan-Turkist Azerbaijani nationalist, politician and Soviet dissident who was the first and only democratically elected President in pos ...

on 3 July 1992, the school was transferred to the jurisdiction of the newly formed Azerbaijani Republic. This order became official on 18 July 1992, after which the school was disbanded by directive of the General Staff of the Navy on 10 September 1992, and the personnel was transferred to other naval schools of Russia. At the same time, most officers and cadets of the navigational faculty continued to serve and study at the Frunze Higher Naval School. On the basis of the school, the Azerbaijan Higher Naval School was created in 1996. Since 2008, cadets from the

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have studied at the school, specializing in naval weapons. By presidential decree of 24 December 2015, the school was abolished and transferred to the Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy with the establishment of the corresponding faculties there.

School superintendents

* Division Commander Georgy Burichenkov (June 1939–April 1940) * Captain Konstantin Sukhiashvili (April 1940–November 1941) * Rear Admiral Nikolai Zuykov (November 1941–August 1942) * Rear Admiral Konstantin Sukhiashvili (August 1942–June 1944) * Rear Admiral Ivan Golubev-Monatkin (June 1944–April 1949) * Vice Admiral Alexander Vanifatiev (April 1949–March 1951) * Rear Admiral Semen Ramishvili (March 1951–November 1961) * Rear Admiral Nikolai Drozdov (November 1961–February 1963) * Rear Admiral Fedor Akimov (February 1963–September 1966) * Rear Admiral Georgy Timchenko (February 1967–October 1970) * Vice Admiral Georgy Stepanov (October 1970–June 1974) * Rear Admiral Yevgeny Glebov (June 1974–December 1975) * Vice Admiral

Vasily Arkhipov Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov ( rus, Василий Александрович Архипов, p=vɐˈsʲilʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ arˈxʲipəf; 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998; sometimes romanized as Vasili Arkhipov) was a senior ...

(December 1975–November 1985) * Rear Admiral Albert Akatov (November 1985–July 1987) * Vice Admiral Leonid Zhdanov (July 1987–July 1992) * Rear Admiral Eduard Huseynov (1992–1993) * Captain 1st rank Dzhan-Mirza Mirzoev (1993–1995) * Captain 1st Rank Nurulla Aliev (1995–2010) * Captain 1st Rank Fikret Melikov (2010–2015)

Notable alumni

Heroes of the Soviet Union

* Lev Zhiltsov * Viktor Leonov *

Vladimir Chernavin Vladimir Nikolayevich Chernavin (; 22 April 1928 – 18 March 2023) was a Russian officer of the Soviet Navy. He served as the last commander-in-chief of the Soviet Navy from 1985 to 1991 and the only commander-in-chief of the Commonwealth of In ...

* Aleksandr Shabalin 2013 Military parade in Baku 15

Recipients of other rewards

* German Ugryumov (

Hero of the Russian Federation Hero of the Russian Federation ( rus, Герой Российской Федерации, p=ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲijskəj fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨɪ), also unofficially called Hero of Russia ( rus, Герой России, p=ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲiɪ), is ...

) * Ali Aliyev ( Hero of Abkhazia)

Other people

Vagharshak Harutiunyan Vagharshak Varnazi Harutiunyan (; born 28 April 1956) is an Armenian military figure and politician currently serving as Armenia's ambassador to Russia. He previously served as the Minister of Defence (Armenia), Defence Minister of Armenia from 1 ...

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from 11 June 1999 until 20 May 2000. * Ivan Kapitanets,

admiral of the fleet An admiral of the fleet or shortened to fleet admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to field marshal and marshal of the air force. An admiral of the fleet is typically senior to an admiral. It is also a generic ter ...

who served in the

Soviet Navy The Soviet Navy was the naval warfare Military, uniform service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy made up a large part of the Soviet Union's strategic planning in the event of a conflict with t ...

. * Abdullah Ali Mujawar Ruweis, former Commander of the

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* Hijran Rustamzade, former acting Azerbaijan Navy commander * Zamina Khinali, Chairwoman of the Women's Council at the Azerbaijan Higher Naval School (1996–2001) * Ndue Jaku, Commander-in-Chief of Albanian Naval Combat Fleet (1979–1991) * Vice Admiral

, known for preventing a

nuclear war Nuclear warfare, also known as atomic warfare, is a War, military conflict or prepared Policy, political strategy that deploys nuclear weaponry. Nuclear weapons are Weapon of mass destruction, weapons of mass destruction; in contrast to conven ...

during the

Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis () in Cuba, or the Caribbean Crisis (), was a 13-day confrontation between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union, when American deployments of Nuclear weapons d ...

(1962) * Samuel Hlongwane, Chief of the

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References

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