Tag Archives: Education
Study theology, modernize the economy
If you haven’t heard, modernization and also innovation were really in for this year’s Russia fall/winter collection. Most of the talk has centered on reversing brain drain, improving education, fostering technological and nanotechnological innovation, and pulling the Russian economy out … Continue reading
Oh, god
I’ve written before about the recruitment woes of the Russian army. For one thing, there’s the brutality of the hazing known as “dedovshchina” that kills hundreds annually and makes any able-bodied young Russian male go faint — so faint that, … Continue reading
The only journalism school still worth going to
News Media, a Russian media company which owns such tabloids as “Your Day” and “Heat,” has decided to start its own (yellow) journalism school. For $800, students will learn how to write for tabloids and can even land an internship … Continue reading
Flunkies inherit the wind
The fact that, these days, you can buy your way into most Russian universities is well known. Gone are the days when one has to “go to class” or “pass an exam” to get a diploma. Didn’t have time for … Continue reading
