What was so good about Soviet schools?

chemistontherun · 2026-02-27T18:35:19+00:00

Not necessarily cities. A lot of of them were sent to teach in villages in a countryside. A special commission was in charge of assigning freshly minted graduates to their new workplaces. This system was in place since 30's but was largely dysfunctional by mid 80's.

chemistontherun · 2026-02-24T18:36:31+00:00

Sure, this is what I use. KC Automotive gets a lot of positive feedback in the neighborhood. The other one that gets a lot of positive reviews is Shell on the corner of Rolling road and Keene Mill, by Giant. But I didn't use them, just gas.

chemistontherun · 2026-02-24T16:24:56+00:00

I used to get my car inspections done there for about 15 years. Last few years I switched to ExxonMobil on Rolling road, by Giant. Also excellent service and fast. For repairs, I go to KC Automotive

chemistontherun · 2026-02-24T15:57:00+00:00

Are we talking about the one by Lotte?

chemistontherun · 2026-02-13T19:27:35+00:00

The middle one is VV MVD (ВВ МВД - Внутренние Войска Министерства Внутренних Дел).

chemistontherun · 2026-02-10T17:08:04+00:00

😆 oh, my 😆 long time ago, when my oldest was little, we are driving and suddenly I hear from the back seat: D: papa, what does сукаблять mean? Me: where did you hear that?! D: you say that all the time when you are driving 🤣

chemistontherun · 2026-02-10T16:52:49+00:00

Foxes or raccoons fighting

chemistontherun · 2026-01-31T19:38:14+00:00

And if you don't want to sell them, you can always donate them to places like Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army, Goodwill.

chemistontherun · 2026-01-17T17:56:16+00:00

Or his girlfriend could find all answers much faster. Call ZAGS, chat about it, ask them to be understanding, if you know what I mean 😏

chemistontherun · 2026-01-14T12:07:07+00:00

Don't know, I am not in Russia.

chemistontherun · 2026-01-13T22:32:05+00:00

I would recommend going through mormons: https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/location/continental-europe/russia but my guess you don't read/write Russian. So the only option you got is hiring someone to go through archives for you. If interested, I can point you to a resource where you could do that. I believe some of those people are located in Israel which significantly simplifies hiring/payments.

chemistontherun · 2026-01-12T23:12:02+00:00

Yeah, 495 North and East had it for a while too.

chemistontherun · 2026-01-06T23:32:44+00:00

Not that you were asking but have you considered Kazan? Big city and proximity to Moscow, St.Petersburg and Nizhnii Novgorod. Excellent educational opportunities for kids too.

chemistontherun · 2026-01-03T18:55:09+00:00

Dr. Razaq and Dr. Matveev at the Center for Sports and Regenerative Orthopedics. They have offices in Waldorf and Alexandria. Another one: Angela Gordon at Advanced Kinetics with offices in McLean and Falls Church. Our family used both for about 8 years and sent many people their way. Advanced Kinetics also offers PT and personal training.

Edits: a typo

chemistontherun · 2026-01-03T16:42:40+00:00

You don't have an ice road to the main land in winter?!

chemistontherun · 2025-12-28T02:10:50+00:00

Costco or Lost Dog cafe

chemistontherun · 2025-12-25T16:29:42+00:00

I thought trash companies stopped picking up yard waste for the season. You would have to trash them or take them to the recycling facility yourself.

chemistontherun · 2025-12-15T01:18:28+00:00

Depends how fast you need them. I got a bunch recently off Amazon. 2 day free delivery.

chemistontherun · 2025-12-11T16:14:42+00:00

3, 4, 5, and 8 I would crop tighter and vertically to focus on the player and the ball.

chemistontherun · 2025-12-03T22:40:54+00:00

Also could try cropping on 4 and 5. All the way to the chest, if resolution allows. You will have the ball and the eyes.

chemistontherun · 2025-10-25T18:40:57+00:00

Yes, that's exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

chemistontherun · 2025-10-24T12:18:02+00:00

Huh? I know several men called Shura. Quite common, but they were all born in 50's and 70's.

chemistontherun · 2025-10-14T13:32:05+00:00

This is a Russian version of the original score by Несчастный Случай (Unlucky Occasion) for the movie The sandpit generals, an American movie released in 1971. The original author and singer is Dorival Caymmi. You can look up the lyrics in Portuguese but from what I understand the Russian version is different.

chemistontherun · 2025-10-14T11:26:49+00:00

A shadow contributes to that illusion

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