A student of St. Petersburg State University, Aleksei Zyryanov, decided to hold an experiment and see, if he could survive on his scholarship. He started the experiment by purchasing some household items for 100 rubles ($1.75). He got a soap, a toilet paper, napkins, a toothpaste, a laundry detergent and a pack of wet towels. […] More
To celebrate International Women’s Day, student of St. Petersburg State University decorated her classroom, with the sexist statements of her teachers. More
When it comes to gender inequality, English language text book is the last think you think of. Yet, there is an actual English language text book, which is discriminating women. The title states: “English language for women, English without fear”. The book is filled with examples of a daily activities, which according to the author […] More
Steve Rosenberg, a BBC Moscow correspondent, recently unearthed a Soviet English language textbook. In order, to make the book more relatable to communist students, authors included a lot of propaganda in it. Oddly enough, it can also relate to the modern society. More
Social network VKontakte, known as Russia’s answer to Facebook, has a lot of weird communities. One of them, “How to skip school by being sick”, seems to be popular among teenagers in Russia. As the title implies, kids subscribe to post questions and help others on the ways how to skip school by being sick. […] More
Moscow school district’s ordered one of it’s geography teachers to change his dress code and advised to purchase a suit. The devoted teacher complained a bit about such strict policy, but complied. More
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