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Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov Moscow Military Music School
Established: 1937 MoscowA spin-off of the Suvorov Military School, it teaches future Soviet Army and Russian Army military musicians and conductors and is famous for its Corps of Drums, a participant in the Moscow Victory Parade of ...
Branch: Suvorov Military School
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