Zhukov Air and Space Defence Academy (Tver)

Russia / Tver / Tver / ulitsa Zhigareva, 50
 military academy, cosmic forces, fenced area

The Zhukov Air and Space Defence Academy (Russian: Военная академия воздушно-космической обороны имени Маршала Советского Союза Г. К. Жукова) is a Russian military academy located on the banks of the Volga River in Tver (formerly Kalinin). The academy, formed in 1956, is named after Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov. It was one of the main education centers of the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces, prior to the Aerospace Defence Forces restructuring in 2015. The Academy currently trains personnel for the successor organisation, the Russian Aerospace Forces.
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Coordinates:   56°51'3"N   35°55'9"E
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