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Step inside the Russian school where children train with AK-47s as a reward for academics

Oct 2, 2016, 23:16 IST

The state school admits students regardless of gender and follows the traditional Russian middle school syllabus as well as extra lessons on military education and physical training for its pupils.REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko

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In Russia's Southern city of Stavropol, children can attend a school that rewards academics with military-style field exercises like overnight camp-outs, weapons training and maintenance, and even parachuting.

The General Yermolov Cadet School, named after Alexei Yermolov, a former Russian general and hero of the Caucasus War, teaches boys and girls a normal curriculum mixed with patriotism, military discipline, and maneuvers.

In the pictures below, see how the cadet school molds Russian youths into soldiers.

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