In Photos: Russian Students Return to School
Children in Russia marked the start of a new school year on Tuesday.
Every year on Sept. 1, schoolchildren in Russia and several other countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union celebrate День Знаний (Den Znaniy), or Knowledge Day.
The holiday traditionally sees parents bringing bouquets to teachers, while students dress in their finest uniforms, with girls often wearing hair bows.
Russian schools and society continue to see increasing militarization in their lives as the fifth year of Russia's war in Ukraine rages on.
This year, a wave of false bomb threats triggered mass evacuations at schools, kindergartens, hospitals and museums across at least nine Russian regions, local officials and media reported Tuesday.
Every year on Sept. 1, schoolchildren in Russia and several other countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union celebrate День Знаний (Den Znaniy), or Knowledge Day.
The holiday traditionally sees parents bringing bouquets to teachers, while students dress in their finest uniforms, with girls often wearing hair bows.
Russian schools and society continue to see increasing militarization in their lives as the fifth year of Russia's war in Ukraine rages on.
This year, a wave of false bomb threats triggered mass evacuations at schools, kindergartens, hospitals and museums across at least nine Russian regions, local officials and media reported Tuesday.
A teenage girl rides a scooter past a mural dedicated to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on the first day of the school year in Moscow.
Andrei Borodulin / AFP
Children going to their first lesson in Moscow.
Sergei Kiselev / Moskva News Agency
A policeman stands guard at the entrance of a secondary school on the first day of the new school year in Moscow.
Alexander Nemenov / AFP
A teenager walks past a mural dedicated to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on the first day of the school year in Moscow.
Andrei Borodulin / AFP
Teenagers and cadets walk along the corridor of a school on the first day of the school year in Moscow.
Andrei Borodulin / AFP
An assembly at the Marina Tsvetaeva School in Moscow.
Yelena Melnikova / Moskva News Agency
An assembly at the Marina Tsvetaeva School in Moscow.
Yelena Melnikova / Moskva News Agency
Knowledge Day at the Kurchatov School in Moscow.
Sergei Kiselev / Moskva News Agency
The first lesson at the Kurchatov School in Moscow.
Sergei Kiselev / Moskva News Agency
The first bell at a school in Moscow.
Sergei Kiselev / Moskva News Agency
Children going to their first lesson at school in Moscow.
Yelena Melnikova / Moskva News Agency
Elementary school students watch a video address from Russian President Vladimir Putin before classes begin on the first day of the school year in Moscow.
Andrei Borodulin / AFP
