page_title: Central House of Officers of the Russian Army
section_title: Current condition and tasks
hierarchical_section_title: Central House of Officers of the Russian Army / Current condition and tasks
caption_attribution_description: English: Alexandrov Choir and Yosif Kobzon sing in Warsaw, October 2009 Polski: Chór Aleksandrowa i Josif Kobzon w czasie koncertu w Warszawie
context_page_description: The Mikhail Frunze Central House of Officers of the Russian Army also known formerly as the Cultural Center of the Russian Armed Forces is a Russian cultural center and cultural heritage site of the Russian Army located on Suvorov Square, Moscow. The center is designed to meet the spiritual, educational and cultural needs of servicemen and civilian personnel of the armed forces.
context_section_description: The Central House of the Russian Army is a state budgetary institution under the direct control of the Russian Defense Ministry. To date, the house remains the main military cultural institution and methodological center of the army. Its employees actively participate in the entertainment of entire military units. As of 2017, there are about 20 clubs operating at the CSRA. Since 2017, the Central House of Officers has been headed by Vasily Mazurenko.
  The building is commonly utilized on any public holiday in Russia. In Soviet times, the house served as a place to honor recently deceased members of the Soviet government and the Central Committee of the Communist Party. State funeral ceremonies for Yuri Gagarin, Georgy Zhukov, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Ivan Konev, as well as Alexei Kosygin all took place in the house. The use of the house for these events were minimal, due to its status being lower than the House of the Unions during state funerals. These events have not been held there since 1989.
caption: Joseph Kobzon and the Alexandrov Ensemble performing in the cultural center in 2009
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