The First Bell is a lovely Soviet first day of school tradition still upheld in some post-Soviet countries. A young man from

“The First Bell“ is a lovely Soviet first day of school tradition still upheld in some post-Soviet countries. A young man from the graduating class (11th grade) holds a girl from the incoming class (1st grade) on his shoulder, while she rings a hand bell, kicking off his last and her first school year. This is the Ukrainian version of it. Happy first day of school. Source: Putinger’s Cat / Кот Путингера