Kiev Naval Political College

Soviet mosaic on the top of the Kiev Mohyla Academy dedicated to the military college.
A plaque that is stating about preservation of the Soviet mosaic

Kiev Naval Political College (Ukrainian: Київське вище військово-морське політичне училище, КВВМПУ) was a State military institution of higher education. It was the only school in the whole Soviet Union that was preparing political commissars for the Soviet Navy.

The college was established on 21 January 1967 by Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 1948 to 1957 there existed Kiev Naval Political School. The institution was located in the building where used to be a headquarters of the Soviet Dnieper Flotilla which in turn took it away from the Kiev Theological Academy.

In 1995 the college was closed and dissolved. Its building was transferred to the newly established National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy that claims to be a descendant of the Old Kiev Mohyla Academy (1632-1817).

The mosaic with the college's symbol was preserved by the administration of new university. It contains two quotes of the Russian Prime Minister and Communist leader, Vladimir Lenin: "Study, study, study..." and "Party is brains, honor and conscience of our epoch".

Coordinates: 50°27′54″N 30°31′09″E / 50.4650°N 30.5192°E / 50.4650; 30.5192

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