Blogs

The following blogs offer annotated Russian-language texts intended for intermediate to advanced students. Olga’s Blog covers student life and youth culture. Moya Rossiya covers issues of demography, economics, and modern life. Quarantine Diaries was produced while Moscow was under Covid lockdowns and focuses specifically on issues related to that.

April 21, 2023

High School Graduation in Russia: Olga’s Blog

High school graduation (выпускной) in Russia – and most of the former Soviet states – is a grand affair. In addition to a ceremony in which they are given diplomas, graduates have formal dinners, black-tie balls, and all night parties with concerts and fireworks. Olga Dmitraschenko graduated in Moscow in 2006, after completing her high […]

Blogs

High School Graduation in Russia: Olga’s Blog

High School Exit Exams in Russia: Olga’s Blog

Eksternat or “Home Schooling” in the Former USSR: Olga’s Blog

Quarantine Diaries: Российские вакцины от коронавируса

Quarantine Diaries: Вторая волна коронавируса в России

Quarantine Diaries: Психическое здоровье во время карантина

Quarantine Diaries: Новый год и пандемия

Quarantine Diaries: Poll on Distance Learning

Quarantine Diaries: Карантин на даче