Fifth-graders gang bullies school in YekaterinburgThree boys in Yekaterinburg have been systematically bullying and physically assaulting their classmates for years, with recent incidents escalating despite parental complaints.
Village Teacher Sends Pupils to Top Technical InstitutesIn early October, President Vladimir Putin awarded the title «Honoured Teacher of the Russian Federation» to Ryazan-region physics and informatics teacher Vladimir Skripkin. He explains how rural schools can build strong STEM programs and engage pupils.
Tula teacher describes realities of teachingOn 5 October, Russia marks Teacher’s Day. Young Tula teacher Tatiana Mikhailovna recounts her early years in the classroom, the challenges of discipline and motivation, and why she has stayed in the profession.
Tatarstan’s 110-year teaching dynastyAhead of Teacher’s Day, we profile a Tatarstan family whose educator lineage dates to 1915, with more than 1,500 cumulative years in classrooms and several generations still choosing the profession.
Six stories of Kurgan teachersOn 5 October, Russia marks Teacher’s Day. We highlight six educators from Kurgan Oblast who took unusual paths into the classroom, from business and homeschooling to scouting, anime debates, and kettlebell sport.
Mother and Twin Daughters Teach at Moscow SchoolFor 30 years, Natalia Viktorovna has taught primary classes at Moscow School No. 1579, and recently her twin daughters, Elizaveta and Anna, joined her there as fellow primary school teachers.
Teachers’ family on burnout and conflictsTeachers from Magnitogorsk with more than five decades of service discuss burnout, conflicts with students, parental pressure, and ways to build rapport, sharing candid experiences across generations on the profession’s challenges and rewards.
Teacher’s Day: video greetings from readersChita.Ru, together with the Ministry of Education of Zabaykalsky Krai, invited students and parents to record video congratulations for Teacher’s Day; readers responded with creative clips from schools in Chita, Smolenka, and Novozorinsk.
«PE Degree, Hired to Teach Russian»Ahead of Teacher’s Day, a young teacher from Stavropol Krai describes why she is leaving the profession, citing low pay, heavy workloads, and systemic issues from hiring practices to parental pressure.
Security lapses at Kemerovo colleges, universitiesAfter a late-September stabbing at an Arkhangelsk technical college, reporters tested access controls at Kemerovo’s universities and vocational colleges. They found multiple gaps and inattentive guards; only KuzGTU consistently denied entry without documents.
Yekaterinburg teachers share lives and hobbiesE1.RU’s traditional contest spotlights Yekaterinburg schoolteachers who balance classes with vibrant pursuits, from ATV rides to tea ceremony arts. Ahead of World Teachers’ Day on 5 October, they talk methods, motivation, and hobbies.
«Glass in rice»: why children refuse school mealsYekaterinburg parents described how their children eat in school canteens: some reject cold or spoiled dishes, others ask for seconds and praise the cooks. Readers also debated habits and organization as fees rise from 1 September.
Tyumen parents oppose weighted school gradingTyumen residents are fiercely debating a new weighted grading system in regional schools, with most parents opposing the change after officials argued it serves children’s interests and would more accurately reflect actual knowledge.
Urals teacher becomes national TV starIn her classes, Yuliya shows how to reveal fingerprints on paper and explains why apples turn brown. The Pervouralsk chemistry teacher has reached the federal TV show «Klassnaya Tema!» on Rossiya 1, engaging students across Russia.
Arkhangelsk principal explains challenges with young teachersIlya Ivankin, director of Arkhangelsk’s largest school, described why managing younger teachers is harder, citing lighter workload preferences, frequent sick leave, reluctance to be homeroom teachers, and weak communication skills, and outlined steps the school is taking.
Children’s ombudsman addresses Zabaykalsky school bullyingNatalia Epova, Children’s Rights Commissioner for Zabaykalsky Krai, responded on 24 September to reports of bullying at the new I. I. Kryukov School in Darasun, outlining complaint procedures and steps for parents when teachers or the principal do not intervene.
Ufa’s top gymnasium draws mixed reviewsAs Ufa’s renowned Gymnasium No. 3 marks 165 years, online directories collect praise and grievances — from alleged fundraising pressure and favoritism to teaching methods — including claims that parents pay five‑zero sums for classroom “curtains.”
