Almost fifty years ago, in the Cossack town of Grigoropolisskaia, Stavropol Krai, the first student production brigade was formed, a successful model on which to develop similar rural agricultural production schools throughout Russia. The student brigade constitutes a multifaceted school in which youngsters can learn how to work, govern, become involved in scientific work, and build relations in a collective. The brigade serves as the initial stage in ongoing education, with students moving on to primary professional education, agricultural college, and institutions of higher learning. Federal laws should be enacted to involve the Ministries of Education and Agriculture to fund rural agricultural schools throughout Russia.