The Soviet Air Forces (Russian: Военно-Воздушные Силы Союза Советских Социалистических Республик, romanized:Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily Soyuza Sovetskih Sotsialisticheskih Respublik, VVS SSSR; literally "Military Air Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"; initialism VVS, sometimes referred to as the "Red Air Force", were one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces. The Air Forces were formed from components of the Imperial Russian Air Service in 1917, and faced their greatest test during World War II. The groups were also involved in the Korean War, and dissolved along with the Soviet Union itself in 1991–92. Former Soviet Air Forces' assets were subsequently divided into several air forces of former Soviet republics, including the new Russian Air Force. The "March of the Pilots" was its marching song.
Russia has a number of military academies of different specialties. This article primarily lists institutions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation rather than those of the Soviet Armed Forces.
Yevgeny Ivanovich Shaposhnikov was a Soviet and Russian military leader and business figure. He was awarded the rank of Marshal of Aviation in 1991. He was the final Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union.
Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport is an airport in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located 13 km northeast of Stavropol.
The Byelorussian Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces. Originally formed just before World War I as the Minsk Military District out of the remnants of the Vilno Military District and the Warsaw Military District, it was headed by the Russian General Eugen Alexander Ernst Rausch von Traubenberg.
The 5th Army of VVS and PVO was the Russian Air Force's smallest Air Army, with the headquarters located in Yekaterinburg. Its zone of responsibility was the Volga-Ural Military District, on the border between Europe and Asia.
Kant Air Base is a military air base in Ysyk-Ata District of Chüy Region in Kyrgyzstan. It is located just south of Kant, around 20 km east of Bishkek and is home to the Russian Aerospace Forces' 999th Air Base.
There existed an evolved system of military education in the Soviet Union that covered a wide range of ages. The Soviet Armed Forces had many tri-service educational opportunities as well as educational institutions for the Soviet Ground Forces, the Air Forces, and the Navy. The Soviet Border Troops, the KGB and the Internal Troops also maintained service academies.
The Polish Air Force Academy is located in Dęblin, eastern Poland. Established in 1927 during the interwar period, the Polish Air Force University is an accredited university for the undergraduate education of officers for the Polish Air Force.
Gagarin Air Force Academy is a Russian military aviation academy located in Monino, Moscow Oblast.
The Chelyabinsk Military Aviation Institute of Navigators is a Russian Aerospace Forces school, located in Chelyabinsk Shagol Airport. The previous name's translation was the Chelyabinsk Higher Military Aviation Red Banner Navigation School named after the 50th anniversary of the Komsomol (CHVVAKUSH) (Russian: Челябинское высшее военное авиационное краснознамённое училище штурманов им 50-летия ВЛКСМ, ЧВВАКУШ).
The Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy is a Russian military institution of higher education run by the Russian Aerospace Forces. The full name is Russian Air Force Military Educational and Scientific Center Air Force Academy Professor N.E. Zhukovsky and Major Y.A. Gagarin based in Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast in southern Russia.
The Order of Lenin Moscow Air Defence District was a formation of the Soviet Air Defence Forces and the Russian Air Defence Forces, which existed from 1954 to 1998, to fulfill the tasks of anti-aircraft defence of administrative and economic facilities. The district administration was in Moscow.
The Volga Military District (PriVO) was a military district of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation that existed from 1918 to 1989 and 1992 to 2001.
The Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University is a state university administered by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and is located in the city of Kharkiv. The university is named in honor of the Soviet and Ukrainian military pilot Ivan Kozhedub.
The Voroshilovgrad Higher Military Aviation School of Navigators was a flying training school of the Soviet Air Forces and later the Ukrainian Air Force. Established in 1966 in Voroshilovgrad (Lugansk), the school trained navigators until its closure in 1997.
Russian military-focused secondary schools are usual secondary schools conducting secondary general education programme (level 3 according International Standard Classification of Education. They provide their pupils with training in additional military-focused subjects. These schools don't prepare military personnel, and their graduates can choose either military or civilian way of life. These schools include: the Suvorov Military Schools, the Nakhimov Naval Schools and the Presidential Cadet Schools.
The 120th Fighter Aviation Regiment was a fighter aircraft regiment of the Soviet Air Forces, formed twice in 1940 and 1969.
The Barnaul Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots named after Chief Marshal of Aviation K. A. Vershinin - was a flying training flight school of the Soviet Air Forces in the city of Barnaul. It formed part of the Air Forces of the Siberian Military District.
Alexander Tatarenko is a Russian lieutenant general who was the commander of the 14th Air and Air Defence Forces Army of the Central Military District (2016–2020), commander of the 11th Air and Air Defence Forces Army of the Eastern Military District (2013–2015). Lieutenant General (2015).
