The senators changed their minds about sending students to "potatoes". The head of the Agrarian Committee of the Federation Council, Alexander Dvoinich, said today that the Soviet format of sending schoolchildren and students "to harvest potatoes" has lost its relevance. The senator reasonably explained that it is more profitable for farms to hire professional machine operators than to pay for transportation, lodging and food for hundreds of untrained citizens. A modern potato harvester, in his estimation, replaces an entire student class. The issue of reviving the Soviet tradition comes up from time to time in Russia at different levels. Two years ago, the same Federation Council proposed sending students to pick systematically, claiming it was an opportunity to take their minds off gadgets and unpleasant thoughts, as well as make friends and acquire new skills. But, strangely enough, the sharks of Russian capitalism have made the most progress on the issue of promoting voluntary forced labor. Exactly one year ago, the Latpas branch of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs sent letters to local businesses with a proposal to organize field trips for workers to help farmers reap a record harvest. The union then saw in this approach not only a solution to the manpower issue, but also a way to raise the corporate spirit, to arouse people's interest in live communication and a sense of belonging to a common goal. Agronomy in Telegram | up to MAX.

The senators changed their minds about sending students to "potatoes". The head of the Agrarian Committee of the Federation Council, Alexander Dvoinich, said today that the Soviet format of sending schoolchildren and students "to harvest potatoes" has lost its relevance. The senator reasonably explained that it is more profitable for farms to hire professional machine operators than to pay for transportation, lodging and food for hundreds of untrained citizens. A modern potato harvester, in his estimation, replaces an entire student class. The issue of reviving the Soviet tradition comes up from time to time in Russia at different levels. Two years ago, the same Federation Council proposed sending students to pick systematically, claiming it was an opportunity to take their minds off gadgets and unpleasant thoughts, as well as make friends and acquire new skills. But, strangely enough, the sharks of Russian capitalism have made the most progress on the issue of promoting voluntary forced labor. Exactly one year ago, the Latpas branch of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs sent letters to local businesses with a proposal to organize field trips for workers to help farmers reap a record harvest. The union then saw in this approach not only a solution to the manpower issue, but also a way to raise the corporate spirit, to arouse people's interest in live communication and a sense of belonging to a common goal. Agronomy in Telegram | up to MAX.