Russian School Life | What School Is Actually Like in Russia

What is school actually like in Russia? In this video, I’m going through Russian school life as I remember it — from the first day of school and everyday classroom routines to freezing winters, school discos, military training, subbotniks, the Last Bell, summer vacation and summer camp. If you’ve ever wondered what Russian schools are like, what a day in a Russian school looks like, or how different growing up and going to school in Russia can be, this is the full story. We’ll talk about the September 1st school ceremony, indoor shoes, student duty, 45-minute lessons, school cancellations during extreme cold, OBZh and Russian school military training, “Conversations About Important Things,” cleaning school grounds, graduation traditions, village summers and Soviet-style summer camps. Some of it will probably feel completely normal. Some of it probably won’t. What was school like where you grew up? Let me know in the comments. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:47 September 1st — First Day of School 02:16 A Typical Russian School Day 03:09 Student Duty at School 03:52 School Schedule & Lessons 04:34 Russian Winter & School Cancellations 05:53 School Discos & New Year Celebrations 06:49 How I Got Kicked Out of a School Disco 07:55 OBZh — Military Training & Regular Classes 08:59 The Gas Mask Competition Story 09:29 “Conversations About Important Things” 10:37 Subbotnik — Cleaning the School Grounds 11:49 Graduation & the Last Bell 12:38 Summer Vacation in Russia 13:41 Russian Summer Camp