Mikhail Laletin
Mikhail Laletin, a second-year student of the SPbGASU Faculty of Forensics and Law in Construction and Transport, has served in the 76th Division of the 104th Airborne Assault Regiment of the Airborne Forces in the Special Military Operation Zone. Today, he is getting a higher education and after graduation he might continue to serve in the officer corps.
"Higher education provides knowledge and advantages not only in the civilian world, but also in the army. A person with higher education is an officer. I am getting a sought-after specialty at a prestigious university and I do not rule out that after graduating from the university I will continue military service. Because until the goals of the SVO are achieved, I cannot be calm about my future and the future of our people, our Fatherland," says Mikhail.
Mikhail not only knew that there was such a profession as defending the Motherland, but also looked closely at it: he wanted to enroll in a military school. But then he decided to get a civilian specialty. He recalls how in 2020, as an applicant, he and his friends chose SPbGASU. First of all, the guys evaluated the university from a practical point of view: the university is known for its high quality of education, affordable tuition fees, demand for graduates in the labor market, and convenient location. But everyone made the choice of faculties in accordance with their interests.
"History and politics are topics that have always interested me. Jurisprudence is important in matters of politics. In addition, I continued the dynasty - my mother and sister graduated from law school. Having received a diploma, perhaps in the future I will get a second higher education - in history," adds Mikhail.
In 2022, when the SMO started, he volunteered. He says there were good reasons for that. First of all, he is a patriot and knows the history of his country well.
"I cannot remain indifferent to how they are trying to rewrite our history from the outside and how the ideology of Nazism is spreading. I stand for traditional values and want to live in a society in which a child has a mother and father, and not parents number one and two. They want to break up our country, divide it, as they did with the Russian Empire and the USSR. Therefore, we must achieve our goals in the SMO. For us, Russians, this is literally a matter of life and death. I am concerned about my fate, the fate of Russia and its people, so I am ready to make my own contribution to its defense," Mikhail said.
He recalls how he, a young man from civilian life, was surprised by the attitude of the fighters, how they maintained their fighting spirit even in the most difficult situations. It was there that Mikhail fully felt such a sincere attitude towards each other and truly understood what military brotherhood was.
"At the front, the line between superior and subordinate, between commanders and soldiers is erased. Here we are all like brothers, everyone is ready to lend a shoulder to another at any moment, both during a combat mission and in any situation. This is the strength of our army," Mikhail concluded.
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