President Vladimir Vladimirovic' Putin, whose image hangs from every public building, casts a serious glance into one of the classes of Beslan's new school.
Youth in Beslan's new school, chatting amiably. On the walls a large banner reading "There is such a profession - Defending the Motherland!", and heroic pictures pictures of soldiers doing extreme activities. The contrast between the lighthearted boys and girls, and the harsh reality the banner and the pictures only partially hide, is striking. But promotion is everything, in Russia.
Children playing in the courtyard of Beslan's new school, oblivious to the past tragedy.
