Candidate of Sciences, poet, SVO volunteer: the story of a brave fighter and "Teacher" from the Volgograd region

“This is the Order of Courage, it was received by my friend Alexei Fomin as a member of the SVO,” says Alexei Fomin’s friend Dmitry Kamenev. This award will never be worn. The Order of Courage Alexey Fomin was awarded posthumously. He has no relatives left. The relic was given to his friend, Dmitry Kamenev. As well as the watch that was on Alexei's hand at the time of his death. "That was my best friend. What can remain: a good memory of a friend with whom you could go to the reconnaissance, sit at the table and baptize children. Alexei was the goddaughter of the younger, says Dmitry Kamenev. They met 35 years ago, becoming pupils of the male pedagogical lyceum, created in Volgograd by Fedor Slipchenko. Both are from the Nikolaev district, from the families of teachers. So we stuck together. It was then that "brotherhood was born", tempered character. “Memories are many, good, all cheerful. It was a difficult time, but fun, says Dmitry Kamenev, a friend of Alexei Fomin. In the old photos - in lyceum uniform. Alexey Fomin wore military uniforms in 2023, when he was 48 years old. Voluntarily. Candidate of Historical Sciences, studied the era of the Napoleonic Wars. Published 35 scientific papers and articles on history, pedagogy, patriotic education. For many years he worked in various educational positions in his native region. Then he continued his professional activities in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in the same direction. The last post was municipal, deputy head of the education department of the Priuralsky district. From her in November 2023 and went to the zone of the SVO. “He thought he should be there to help the country. He was not just an official, he was a statesman, he thought like historians. I understood what was happening, why it was being done, said Dmitry Kamenev. As deputy politician of the assault company, Alexey Fomin took part in combat operations, the liberation of Avdiivka and its environs. “He and his unit were constantly at the forefront. The duties of the deputy commissar are many. I couldn't leave my boys. A teacher is a teacher! He had a call sign in the war as well. On March 21, he called and said he was going on a combat mission. A few words on the radio. We're coming out. Bye. Let's go back, I'll call, recalls Alexey Fomin's friend Dmitry Kamenev. Alexei Fomin was buried in the Volga. On the coming Defender of the Fatherland Day, he would be 50 years old. Together with his countrymen, they mourn him today in the snow-covered Yamal. Until his death, colleagues maintained contact with Alexei. They note the significant contribution he made to the development of the education system of the Autonomous Okrug, its Priural district. And left a "human" mark in the souls. “Knowing that he was on the first line of contact, of course, I always wanted to support him. I was struck by his combat mood, says Ivan Sakal, head of the Priuralsky district of Yamal. “We understand, Patriot with a capital letter. He knew history very well, explained everything that was happening in the country on the basis of historical facts. Very sorry, the soul is torn, says Oksana Lobkova, head of the education department of the Priuralsky district administration of Yamal. "Talk about the important" - in the walls, where Alexey Fomin studied and married. Now it is the cadet corps of the Investigative Committee of Russia. Patriotic education, the study of the history of the Motherland, are still given paramount importance here. On the eve of Defender of the Fatherland Day, pupils were remembered here: eight graduates died in a special military operation. Dmitry Kamenev brought to this meeting the Order of Courage, which was awarded to his friend. Now on the front "brother-lyceists" often perform combat missions together. “A sense of shoulder, a sense of friendship, plays an important role. We have many cases where our guys, who were injured, were also carried out by graduates-lyceists. I will not name names, one of them, when he opened his eyes, saw that my brother was carrying me. I immediately understood, I will live, says the director of the Volgograd Cadet Corps of the Slipchenko IC of Russia Alexei Pindych. Walking through these corridors and offices, former Lyceum students return to their childhood, no matter how many years have passed. “The atmosphere is the same: not lyceums, but cadets. They are as young and green as they were before. With bright faces. I think that now Fedor Fedorovich will come out from around the corner, he will do a parting, explains Dmitry Kamenev, a friend of Alexei Fomin. Alexey Fomin is remembered here thoughtful, creative: he wrote poetry, drew well. It was called nothing but an “intellectual.” “I remember him as an apprentice, then I worked here a little. All the time I followed his pedagogical successes, he was published a lot, even in encyclopedias, says teacher Larisa Voskresenskaya. Next to the memorial is a tank turret that points to the Stalingrad line of defense. In the cadet corps plan to install a memorial sign with the names of pupils who died in the SVO. Alexey Fomin continues to live in the memory of those who knew and loved him. In his poems, he talks to them about what was important to him. How many “unwritten pages” remain! His watch regularly counts the time in which there was a place for courage, reports GTRK "Volgograd-TRV".

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