Cadetship...

Leonid Vyacheslavovich Matveyev (Major General) - Head of the Suvorov Military School, authoritative and collected, personifies the highest level of military discipline and responsibility.

Alexander Mikhailovich Nozdryov (Colonel) is the deputy head of the school, a principled person who monitors discipline and often clashes with the cadets because of their antics.

Ivan Adamovich Kantemirov (ensign, then senior ensign) is the company sergeant major, practical and straightforward, often acting as a support and “life teacher” for the boys.

Vadim Yuryevich Rotmistrov (major, then lieutenant colonel) - an educational officer, father of cadet Alexei Syrnikov; tough, demanding, with a difficult character.

Pavel Pavlovich Vasilyuk (major, later lieutenant colonel) is an educational officer, strict but fair, who tries to be not only a commander but also a mentor for the cadets.

Dmitry Trukhanov (Trukha) is the third in the group of "grandfathers," a background figure under Mikheyev: he participates in the general line about hazing, but does not have his own stories or a separate character.

Alexander Novikov (Sanya) is also older and stronger than the first-years, quiet: he speaks little, but is always by Mikheyev's side during "events" for the newcomers. A functional character, his personality isn't scripted.

Mikhail Mikheev (Mikha) is athletic, stern, and has an arrogant demeanor. He's a typical "old man": he commands the top kids with a taut, high-status demeanor and tests them. He lives by the "we're the older ones, you're the younger ones" hierarchy.

Andrei Levakov (Lyova) is short, fair-haired, and has a quiet, shy demeanor. An orphanage survivor, he's kind and decent on the inside, secretive and reserved on the outside, but has a heightened sense of justice that constantly gets him into fights.

Kirill Sobolev (Sobol/Zorge) is tall, strong, and has a strong face. He arrives from the Moscow SVU in Season 2: a natural leader, prone to scandal, but honest and emotional, and does not tolerate lies. His rivalry with Makarov ends in a strong friendship.

Alexander Trofimov (Trofim) is fair-haired, courteous, and always the center of attention. A carefree, creative type, he writes poetry, improvises in class, makes friends easily, and is popular with girls of all ages—for which he is periodically punished.

Ilya Sukhomlin (Sukhoi) is a redhead with freckles and a sly smile. He's an intelligent and cunning gamer with a knack for jiu-jitsu, a keen sense of humor, and a constant supply of brilliant ideas.

Alexey Syrnikov (Syrnik) is thin, dark-haired, with a piercing, distrustful gaze. He's the most complex character: a withdrawn loner, a snitch, and a liar who takes out his resentment toward his father and his fatherless childhood on his classmates. By the end, however, he "chooses the bright side."

Stepan Perepechko (Pechka) is plump, ruddy, with a good-natured smile, and always a little awkward. A village simpleton: naive, perpetually hungry, but sincere and willing to lend a shoulder—which is why he's loved more than anyone else.

Ilya Sinitsyn (Sinitsyn) is dark-haired, always trim and neat, with a serious, "correct" face. He comes from a long line of officers: quiet, principled, a one-woman man, he plays the guitar and sings. At first, he seems suspiciously upstanding, but turns out to be the moral backbone of the platoon.

Maxim Makarov (Makar) is blond, handsome, self-assured, and a classic heartthrob. A charming, rich kid, he's the mayor's son: at first cocky and spoiled, but genuinely honest, emotional, and intolerant of lies. A natural leader, the life of the party, he's drawn to the humanities and classical music.