Shoigu canceled the national tragedy

The new Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu returned the pupils of the Suvorov and Nakhimov schools to the parade on May 9, canceling the decision of his predecessor Anatoly Serdyukov. The sources in the Ministry of Defense are confident that other decisions of Serdyukov will soon be canceled, which caused rejection in the military environment. In particular, among the most likely it is the abolition of the concept of military education adopted by Serdyukov, the restoration of liquidated schools and academies, as well as the return of the two -year training in academies. According to the information that has passed in the media, the top management will soon update: the head of the General Staff may be appointed the current commander of the troops of the Central Military District Valery Gerasimov, and the deputy minister of defense may become the commander of the airborne troops Vladimir Shamanov. The experts interviewed by PublicPost the Suvorovtsev’s return to the parade regarded in different ways: some believe that by this gesture he “excuses Putin”, others consider Shoigu initiative to be populated.


Alexander Vladimirov, Vice President of the College of Military Experts, Chairman of the Council of the Moscow Commonwealth of Suvorovtsev, Nakhimovtsev and Cadad:

"Shoigu took a step showing his new direction - the direction of the real statesman. Five years ago, when Serdyukov removed the Suvorovtsev from the parade, this was perceived as the national tragedy by all Suvorovites, Nakhimovites, graduates of military schools, and there are more than one hundred thousand in the country. This is I, as the main cadets, I say! The whole country is indignant!

So this is the first simple, beautiful step, which, of course, excuses Putin for not doing this before. Shoigu showed that he is ready to solve reform issues in a new way. So now he is the subject of adoration of all the cadets of the country, modern and future.

Now the Ministry of Defense, of course, will say that they cannot be allowed to the parade, because there is no drill training, there are no officers ... This is all eliminated! The main thing is a political decision. So Shoigu we are all grateful, he is well done. "

Vladislav Shurygin, military observer:

“I don’t know what to expect from Shoigu, because he is quite dependent on the expectations of a person. I think that he will go at least in the first months of his management, guided by the principle of rationality. There will be at least a review of what was done will be made, most likely, the chief of the General Staff will be replaced in the near future (Nikolai Makarov - Publicpost), because it was the closest to the closest to the closest to the closest to the closest to The man will begin to Serdyukov, Shoigu will try to gather a group of people whom he trusts and whose opinion he takes into account.

As for the possible purpose of Gerasimov, the head of the General Staff, I would not run so far, because I do not think that Shoigu will take someone from the previous team. For him, this will not be the best gift. Makarov surrounded himself with people who were selected according to the principle of absolute blind devotion. The current command completely looked at the mouth of Makarov and without any logic, blindly complied with his orders, including those that destroyed the army. To rely on them is not entirely reasonable. "

Alexander Khramchikhin, head of the analytical department of the Institute of Political and Military Analysis:

"I do not undertake to predict at all, because it is absolutely unpredictable. It is necessary to ask Shoigu himself-what he wants and what he can. The return of the Suvorovites and Nakhimovs to the parade is, in general, populism and nothing more. This is not a fundamental change. The impossibility of forecasting is associated with the fact that we have no concept of military reform, it was not, it could not be predicted that I could not predict what it could not be predicted that I could not predict Serdyukov will do, and it is even more not clear to me what Shoigu will do. "

- It is assumed that the concept of military education will change.

"Do we have a concept of military education? It would be something to change."

Pavel Felgenhauer, independent military expert:

"Shoigu, before making more serious decisions than the return of the Suvorovtsy to the parade, will have to solve personnel issues and get on the farm. So far it only demonstrates a break with the previous one, the denial of the previous government and the transition to new rails. This is more demonstrative activity. When a new concept ripens and how it will differ from the old one, now the changes in the Shoigu department can be quite radical because the situation There are really bad, the combat effectiveness of the units is in many ways to do something, but it is not entirely clear.

The solution of personnel issues is not only a change in the head of the General Staff, it is gigantic changes throughout the pyramid: it is necessary to change the chiefs of the main departments, just departments, thousands of people will change. Despite the fact that no one will work there now, but they will sit and guess what is specifically waiting for them. It is so accepted that when the boss changes, he brings his acquaintances with him, those-his own, etc. Serdyukov sorted out the ministry for more than a year before starting some reforms. The investigation in relation to Serdyukov himself will continue and, perhaps, he is waiting for criminal prosecution. "