The Aleksei Jordan Cadet Corps Support Fund

The history of Russian cadet corps is no longer than 300 years. Peter the Great, thinking of the future of his new army, founded the first cadet schools in Russia. In 1917, there were over 30 various cadet corps in Russia. Their alumni were the pride and glory of the Russian State. The idea of resurrecting cadet corps in Russia appeared in the early 1990s, among reservist, Suvorov, officers. They initiated relations with alumni of cadet corps in other countries. One of them, Alexei Borisovich Jordan, was among those who came to Russia in the beginning of 1990s. Through common efforts, the first corps in Russia were organized in Moscow, Novocherkask, Novosibirsk, Voronezh and St. Petersburg. Each year, Alexei Jordan spent 3-4 months in Russia, visited the corps, met with the cadets, directors, and educators. He passed away in August of 2002.

The Fund was established in 1999 by Boris Jordan, the president of the Sputnik Group and the Renaissance Insurance Group. It was one of the first private philanthropic foundations in Russia. It is financed by the personal resources of its founder. The Fund works with 80 cadet corps (cadet schools and cadet academies) in the Russian Federation.

The Fund's goals: rebirth of spiritual, moral, cultural and military-patriotic Russian traditions in the system of education, instruction and formation of the new generation.

The Fund's programs: among the Fund's programs are grants for various educational programs of the cadet corps, organization of pan-Russian contests, awards for the best officer-educators, publishing of educational methodological literature, and of the journal "Russian cadets' roll-call".