Page Corps (Imperial Russia)

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Page Corps (Imperial Russia) was an elite military academy in the Russian Empire that trained noble youths for service as officers in the imperial guard and army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educational institution
military academy
admissionCriteria imperial patronage or recommendation
noble origin
affiliation Imperial Guard of Russia
Imperial Russian Army
alternativeName Corps of Pages
linked to: Corps des Pages
associatedWith Russian imperial court culture
boardingSchool yes
capitalCityContext Saint Petersburg was the capital of the Russian Empire for most of the Page Corps’ existence
country Russian Empire
curriculumIncluded cavalry training
foreign languages
geography
history
infantry drill
mathematics
military sciences
discipline strict military discipline
dissolved early 20th century
dissolvedContext abolished after the fall of the Russian monarchy in 1917
educationalLevel cadet corps
eliteUnit yes
established 18th century
foundedUnderMonarch Empress Anna of Russia
genderOfStudents male
governedBy Imperial Russian court
historicalEra Imperial Russia
linked to: Russian Empire
languageOfInstruction Russian
locatedIn Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg
notableAlumniContext many graduates became generals and statesmen of the Russian Empire
primaryFunction training noble youths for officer service
producedRank officers of the Imperial Guard
officers of the line regiments
reorganizedUnderMonarch Emperor Alexander I of Russia
Emperor Nicholas I of Russia
Empress Catherine II of Russia
roleInSociety training future high-ranking military and court officials
socialClassOfCadets Russian aristocracy
status prestigious
subordination Imperial Household at various periods
Ministry of War of the Russian Empire
successorContext no direct successor after the Bolshevik Revolution
targetStudents sons of the nobility
trainedFor Imperial Guard of Russia
Russian Imperial Army
typeOfEducation preparatory officer training
secondary and higher military education
uniformType distinctive cadet uniforms of the Imperial Guard style

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Pyotr Krasnov educatedAt Page Corps (Imperial Russia)
Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia educatedAt Naval Corps of Pages
linked to: Page Corps (Imperial Russia)
Nicholas II of Russia education Corps of Pages, Saint Petersburg
linked to: Page Corps (Imperial Russia)
Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia education Corps of Pages, Saint Petersburg
linked to: Page Corps (Imperial Russia)
Dmitry Milyutin educatedAt Page Corps (Imperial Russia)