Figure 1.--This Russian class is having a party. I'm not sure just what they are celebrating. The boys are all wearing suits. Some of the girls have dressed up for the occassion, but not all of them. That seems a bit curious. |
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We have only limited information on Russian school activities at this time, in part because we have relatively few images from Russian schools. We hope to gradually expand this section as we learn more about Russian schools. For the most part Russian schools activities are similar to those in other countries. We do note some destinctive activities. One is the First Day ceremony. Another is the military training during Soviet times. At some of these activities, Russian children appear to dress more formally than is common in Western countries, especially modern schools. The Russian class here is having a party (figure 1). I'm not sure just what they are celebrating. The boys are all wearing suits. Some of the girls have dressed up for the occassion, but not all of them. That seems a bit curious. My experience is that usually it is the girls who want to dress up.
One popular Russian school event is the charming First Day ceremony which is called Knowledge Day. Russian school children on their first day back at school for the new academic year participate in a celebration called Knowledge Day. The entire school meets in the schoool hall. The children usually dress up for the event. The ceremony begins by a student singing a solo song. I'm not sure what kind of song is chosen. This officially opens the ceremony. The School director (Principal/head master) then welcomes everyone. Students studying for prestigous awards are pesented to the audience. Cups, awards, medels and citations for this and that are presented to teachers and returning students. In most other countries, the awards are presented at the end of the school year. A concert by school musicians follows. There is class singing and recitations (poetry readings) by individual children. The proceddings come to an end when a small child enters the stage ringing a school bell. This singnifies the start of lessons. In Soviet times the ceremony was called First Bell. Much of the purpose of the ceremony is to impress on the students, especially the new first year students, the importance of school and their studies. The children tghen go to their respective classes and party. There is food and chatter. At the end of this actual lessons finally begin.
A school activity in Soviet times was military training during Soviet times.
At some of these activities, Russian children appear to dress more formally than is common in Western countries, especially modern schools. The Russian class here is having a party (figure 1). I'm not sure just what they are celebrating. The boys are all wearing suits. Some of the girls have dressed up for the occassion, but not all of them. That seems a bit curious. My experience is that usually it is the girls who want to dress up.
Here we see Russian children in 2005 for a play at their school. Notice how the children have dressed up for the event. The boys are all wearing suits. Boys in the United States would have dressed more informally. In fact I think many American boys do not even have dark suits like this.
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