The Cadet Corps (in Russian: Kadetskiy Korpus, Кадетский Корпус) is an admissions-based military middle school for young boys that was founded in the Russian Empire in the year 1732, soon becoming widespread throughout the country. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya The term of education was seven years. All instructors had a military rank, and taught a wide range of subjects, including a full program of military preparation.

A graduate from the corps became a junker and had prime candidacy for a military career. Junker ( Юнкер in Russian, or yunker) has several meanings in the Imperial Russia.

During the October Revolution cadets and junkers overwhelmingly supported the White movement. The October Revolution (Октябрьская революция Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya) also known as the Soviet Revolution The White movement (Beloie Dvijenie Белое движение whose military arm is known as the White Army (Belaia Armia Белая Армия or White Guard Consequently, the Bolshevik government dissolved all cadet corps.

The "Cadet Roll Call", a White emigre cadet periodical

Many cadets emigrated and formed cadet corps in other countries, most notably in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Bela Crkva), where they received the patronage of Alexander I of Yugoslavia - himself a graduate from the St. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija Also see Bela Crkva (disambiguation Bela Crkva (Бела Црква is a Town and municipality in the South Banat District The title Aleksandar of Yugoslavia also has other uses. Alexander I also called Alexander the Unificator ( Serbo-Croatian Petersburg cadet corps.

During World War II a number of White emigre cadets joined the Russian Corps, feeling it was a means of continuing the battle against the Bolshevik regime. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Russian Corps the Russian Guard Corps the Russian Corps in Serbia the Separate Russian Corps (Русский Охранный Корпус Русский Корпус в Сербии

After World War II, with the emigration of cadets to the United States, Canada, Argentina, and Australia, White emigre cadet corps ceased to function. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A cadet union was formed to unite the graduates of the cadet corps.

After the fall of the USSR, cadet corps were re-established in Russia, and continue to grow. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

A memorial for fallen Cadets in Nanuet, NY.

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