Tallinn Higher Military-Political Construction School

It was created by the Council of Ministers of the USSR of on 18 August 1979. It was formed in on the basis of the 64th course of the political staff of the Land Forces.[1] On 30 October 1980, the Tallinn Military-Political Building School was awarded the Battle Flag.[2] The first graduation of cadets place in 1984. On 28 April 1992, TVVPSU produced ahead of schedule the last graduation of 255 officers. Along with the military profession, they received the qualification of "social educator". Until the end of May 1992, about 700 cadets were transferred to other military schools in Russia.

Jägala training center, located outside of Tallinn, was part of the school. It was handed over by Soviet/Russian forces to the Kalevi Battalion of Estonian Defence forces in 1992. This transfer was also the first peaceful take-over done by the Estonian Armed Forces. Former masters were given 3 days to move out and take their clothing and food supplies with them.[3] The Estonian authorities refused to appeal to TVVPSU command with requests for permission to export property and equipment to Russia. But despite the difficulties, valuable property was managed to be taken out by air and transferred to other military schools, part of the property and the universal computing complex were transferred to the Russian Embassy in Estonia, the rest to military units deployed in Tallinn, which came under the jurisdiction of the Russian Armed Forces. In early June 1992, the Battle Banner of the school was deposited at the Central Museum of the Armed Forces, the dissolution of the university was completed on April 25, 1993.

Brigadier General Alar Laneman.

• Alar Laneman – Estonian Brigadier General and member of the 14th Riigikogu.[5]
• Andres Valme – Editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Golden Province"[6]
• Mikhail Porechenkov – Russian film actor, producer, director who became famous after playing as FSB Agent Alexey Nikolayev in the TV series National Security Agent (1999–2005).[7]
• Igor Panchuk – Officer in the Russian Armed Forces.[8]
• Rajabali Rakhmonaliev – Officer in the Tajik Armed Forces who served as the former commander of the 7th Airborne Assault Brigade and the National Guard.[9][10]

• Riga Higher Military Political School
• Baltic Defence College