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13-946: Gagarin Air Force Academy (Russian: Военно-воздушная академия имени Ю. А. Гагарина ) is a Russian military aviation academy located in Monino , Moscow Oblast . The academy prepares high-ranking military personnel for the Russian Aerospace Forces . Among the academy alumni are around 700 Heroes of the Soviet Union (highest award in the USSR), more than 10 cosmonauts , and over 2000 military specialists from 21 foreign countries. The school provides regiment and division-level commanding officers to fill commanding, staff, navigation, logistics, communications and radar-support positions. Alternative academy names in

26-546: A base for the studying by cadets of the academy. According to tradition, after the end of active military service as teachers of the academy, the officers became the guides in the museum. In 2008, Gagarin Air Force Academy was amalgamated with the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy ( Russian : Военно-воздушная инженерная академия имени профессора Н.Е. Жуковского ). The new academy was titled " Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy " –

39-449: A base for the studying by cadets of the academy. According to tradition, after the end of active military service as teachers of the academy, the officers became the guides in the museum. In 2008, Gagarin Air Force Academy was amalgamated with the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy ( Russian : Военно-воздушная инженерная академия имени профессора Н.Е. Жуковского ). The new academy was titled " Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy " –

52-593: A federal government military educational institution of higher education run by the Russian Ministry of Defence . Since 2010 the full name is Russian Air Force Military Educational and Scientific Center "Air Force Academy named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky and Y.A. Gagarin " . For the latest history of the academy see the article on Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy 55°50′34″N 38°10′53″E  /  55.84278°N 38.18139°E  / 55.84278; 38.18139 Monino Monino

65-699: Is also accessible to visitors. Tours are given by ex-pilots. The museum opened its doors in 1958. Monino was the former home of the Gagarin Air Force Academy , which closed in 2011 and remains home to the Chernoi air base . Monino is home to VVA-Podmoskovye , current champions of the Professional Rugby League , Russia's national rugby union competition. VVA have won the title eight times, in 1993, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. They were also nine-time winners of

78-417: The Russian Aerospace Forces . Among the academy alumni are around 700 Heroes of the Soviet Union (highest award in the USSR), more than 10 cosmonauts , and over 2000 military specialists from 21 foreign countries. The school provides regiment and division-level commanding officers to fill commanding, staff, navigation, logistics, communications and radar-support positions. Alternative academy names in

91-672: The Soviet Championship . Monino can be reached from the Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal in central Moscow by the suburban elektrichka commuter train . Gagarin Air Force Academy Gagarin Air Force Academy (Russian: Военно-воздушная академия имени Ю. А. Гагарина ) is a Russian military aviation academy located in Monino , Moscow Oblast . The academy prepares high-ranking military personnel for

104-723: The English-language literature include Yuri Gagarin Military Air Academy and Yuri Gagarin Air Force Academy . In conversational speech often simply referred to as Gagarin Academy or Monino Academy . By late 2008, this academy and the N. Zhukovsky Aviation Engineering Academy both merged to become the Gagarin-Zhukovsky Military Combined Air Force Academy, but it retained its Monino campus. Later in 2011,

117-413: The English-language literature include Yuri Gagarin Military Air Academy and Yuri Gagarin Air Force Academy . In conversational speech often simply referred to as Gagarin Academy or Monino Academy . By late 2008, this academy and the N. Zhukovsky Aviation Engineering Academy both merged to become the Gagarin-Zhukovsky Military Combined Air Force Academy, but it retained its Monino campus. Later in 2011,

130-486: The Monino campus was closed. The academy was founded in 1940. It was named Air Force Academy in 1946. In 1968 it was named after Yuri Gagarin ( Гагарин, Юрий Алексеевич ). In Soviet times, only the officers with a primary military education (летное училище – flight school) and holding the position of major could study at the academy. The collection of the serial and experimental Soviet aircraft (air force museum) served as

143-432: The Monino campus was closed. The academy was founded in 1940. It was named Air Force Academy in 1946. In 1968 it was named after Yuri Gagarin ( Гагарин, Юрий Алексеевич ). In Soviet times, only the officers with a primary military education (летное училище – flight school) and holding the position of major could study at the academy. The collection of the serial and experimental Soviet aircraft (air force museum) served as

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156-582: The village is closely connected with aviation. The status of urban-type settlement was conferred in 1946. Until 1965, it was part of the Noginsk District . The Central Air Force Museum in Monino is one of the world's largest aviation museums, and the largest for Russian aircraft. 173 aircraft and 127 aircraft engines are on display, and the museum also features collections of weapons, instruments, uniforms, artwork, and other air-related items. A library containing books, films, and photos

169-565: Was founded in the Muninskaya Wasteland ( Russian : Мунинская пустошь ) on August 23, 1792. The name "Monino" or "Munin" can be translated from the Finno-Ugric languages as "My farm". It is alleged that the history of the settlement can be traced to a small farm, whose owner was a man of Monin. In 1926, an airfield for heavy aircraft was built, becoming the first to house a heavy bomber brigade. The subsequent history of

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