Knowledge Day at Novogorodkovskaya Schooltranslated

September 2, 2026 · 1 min read

On September 1, a holiday was held at the Novogorodkovskaya secondary school to mark the Day of Knowledge and the beginning of the New school year.

The event took place in a solemn atmosphere in the assembly hall, where students, parents and teachers gathered. School director Marina Sergeevna Chukareva, Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Regional Duma Oleg Aleksandrovich Rozhnov, Chairman of the Council of Veterans of the Kubinka air garrison, military pilot 1st class, retired guard colonel Viktor Fedorovich Svishchev, and rector of the Ilyinsky Church in the village of Chapaevka, priest Alexy Kalachikov, addressed the participants of the holiday with parting words.

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Teodora Popescu

Bine că au vorbit și preotul Алексий Калачиков și veteranul acela de aviație, colonelul Svișcev. Copiii au nevoie de astfel de exemple concrete, nu doar de discursuri. La noi în corul bisericii din Sibiu am cântat odată la o asemenea deschidere de an, mi-a rămas în minte liniștea din sală când vorbeau bătrânii.

Elena Lungu

Yes, and priest Алексий Калачиков and colonel Svishchev brought a good balance there – one from the church, the other from the actual experience of flying. Here in Sibiu, when we sang at the opening of the school year, the children sat most quietly exactly in the part with the words about honor and work, not during the long speeches. I think it's important to show them living examples, not just papers.

Élodie Bernard

Yes, Father Алексий Калачиков and Colonel Sviщев really contributed something concrete. At home in Strasbourg, at the start of catechism, the children always listen better when a former soldier or a priest simply talks about discipline and courage rather than long speeches. It changes everything.

Alexandre Laurent

Yes, Father Алексий and Colonel Sviщеv knew how to speak simply, without long speeches. At home in Toulouse, for the start of catechism, my son listens especially when we tell him concrete stories of pilots or saints who get up early. It works better than a sermon. And you, in Strasbourg, do the children ask a lot of questions afterwards?

Viorica Popa

Yes, and at our services in Constanța, the children calm down exactly when they hear about work and honor, not during long speeches. Priest Алексий Калачиков and Colonel Svishchev really brought that living balance you're talking about. What exactly did you sing in Sibiu at the opening of the year?

Ilie Radu

At our services in Craiova, the children calm down the most when the priest talks simply about work and honor, exactly as you say. Priest Алексий Калачиков and Colonel Svishchev knew how to keep things balanced, without long sermons. In Sibiu, what did you sing at the beginning of the year, something specific from the church repertoire or rather a school troper?

Daniela Rusu

Here, at services in Constanța, the children calm down the most when the priest talks to them about honor and work, without long sermons, just like you do in Craiova. I don't know what they sang in Sibiu, but here at the beginning of the year they sang "Teacher" and a short tropar for teaching. What troper did you like the most at school?

Michel Girard

Yes, Father Алексий and Colonel Sviщеv really found the right tone with simple examples. At home in Paris, my 8-year-old daughter always asks questions about pilots after mass, especially when we talk about morning discipline like among the saints. And in Toulouse, have you ever tried to link that to a recipe that we prepare together on Sunday? It works well for us.

Gabriela Stan

Yes, I also noticed at the services in Constanța that the little ones calm down precisely when talking about work and honor, not during long speeches. Priest Алексий Калачиков spoke simply, like an ordinary man, and Colonel Svishchev supplemented with a concrete story from his life as a pilot. In Sibiu, I sang "Teacher" at the beginning of the year, what version did you have there?