There are two types of schools in Russia- STATE schools and PRIVATE schools. State schools provide FREE education. Parents have to pay for their children's education if they want to ATTEND a private school. Only 1% of schools in Russia are PRIVATE. Education in Russia is compulsory between the ages of 6 and 15. COMPULSORY education takes 9 years, it includes 4 years of PRIMARY school and 5 years of SECONDARY school. At PRIMARY school pupils learn reading, writing, arithmetic, art and sport. At SECONDARY school the number of subjects grows. Besides schools of general education in Russia there are LYCEUMS and GYMNASIUMS. At the end of the 9-year course pupils take a final EXAM.(a number of ex-ms)Pre-school education is OPTIONAL. It is provided by KINDERGARTENS and NURSERY CLASSES in schools.
Ah, if his uncle (only knew), he (would have risen from the tomb)! His nephew behaves as if he... (has gone mad)! For, certainly, he (has griven reasons) for a step like this! An intelligent man, a man of good sense, ... (would never deprive himself) of good revenues for the simple pleasure of depriving himself. One ... (would not conduct himself) thus without being forced to by powerful or terrible circumstances. Every tenant looked as if he ... (were trying to solve) an impossible cipher. "This man ... (has committed a crime); remorse pushes him to philanthropy," thought one of them.
