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To be honest, I didn’t like school as a child. Having received the certificate, I knew for sure that I would never miss it and, moreover, dream of being there again. But I was wrong. When life gave me the opportunity to return to school, although this time as a teacher, not a student, and in China, not Russia; I was glad to use it. I was interested to immerse myself in the atmosphere of school madness again, and also to find out how different Chinese schools are from the one in which I had the opportunity to study.

1. Duration of training

Children study at school for 12 years. In China, school has three levels: primary, middle and high school. Typically, each stage is a separate institution located in a separate building. Although, there are cases when the stages are interconnected with each other and even have the same form and coordinated curricula. I worked in just such a school, which united primary and secondary schools in one building and under one name. Children start going to school at the age of seven. They spend six years in elementary school, then three years each in middle and high school. High schools are rated; the best of them accept students on a competitive basis. So middle school students strive to do well in order to get into a good high school. But, of course, not all students are diligent and diligent.

1.Student

2. Students

3. In class

2.Time spent at a desk during the day

The biggest difference between a Chinese school and a Russian one that caught my eye was how much time children spend at school. All students arrive at school by 7:50 a.m. primary classes go home at half past five, middle school a little later, and high school students can study until eight or nine in the evening. Children spend the whole day at school. School is their second home, and this is not just a statement, they really live there most time, except for sleep. This is completely different from the way I studied. And it’s not just about the time spent at the desk, but about the attitude towards the educational process as a whole. For me, school was a place where we came to gain some knowledge and skills in order to go home to think about and practice them. The school was a place where it was given in an accessible form new information, where we could get answers to emerging questions and, of course, a place that controlled how we mastered new material. But the bulk of the training was independent work: reading, solving problems, developing projects in the company of classmates or alone. If you sit at a desk all the time in a classroom filled with 50 classmates, then when do you think?
I remember how happy I was that we spent half the day at school, unlike my parents, who were forced to work until the evening. We children had freedom that our parents would have envied. In China, children do not know this freedom.

4. Change

5. Today they gave out cupcakes in the cafeteria

6. After the rehearsal of the concert for Children's Day (June 1)

7. At recess: a guy plays badminton and eats ice cream at the same time. The break is short, you have to get out.

3. Meals at school

Since children spend the whole day at school, they need to be provided with food. At the same time, the school provides meals to teachers. At our school, teachers receive free breakfast, lunch and dinner. Elementary school students receive only lunch, while secondary school students receive lunch and dinner. The lunch break starts at 12:10, after the fourth period, and lasts until 14:00, before the start of the fifth period. Presumably, children should spend this time eating lunch, resting, and sleeping (sitting with their head on the desk). However, our school decided to make good use of one hour out of a two-hour break, so during the lunch break they have additional classes in core subjects, which are considered Chinese and mathematics.
For elementary school students, lunch is delivered directly to their classrooms in large transport kettles, where they are laid out on plates that the children bring from home. Starting from the sixth grade, students go to the canteen. Students and teachers eat in separate dining halls. In our canteen, the food is the same for everyone: rice, soup and four additional dishes. We put all this ourselves from the cauldrons displayed in the dining room onto tray plates with divisions.

8. Teachers' lunch room

9. The kitchen workers brought cauldrons of food.

10. Tray with divisions

11. Sleep

4. School uniform

Chinese schools have uniforms, and there are several types for different occasions. These cases are the changing seasons of the year. In Chengdu, although winter is not as cold as in Siberia, the temperature usually does not drop below zero, but since there is no heating in homes and schools, it is quite difficult to endure. Summer in Chengdu can be very hot and sultry in clear days, which fortunately are few here. Spring is comfortable and cool. So, children have three sets of uniforms: winter, spring (autumn) and summer. Winter and spring uniforms are sports suits of gray-blue colors in winter and white-blue in spring. Summer uniform- this is a red, blue and white T-shirt with a collar and blue breeches(girls also receive an additional dark blue skirt with large pleats). Children themselves decide when to change their winter uniform to spring, and spring to summer. There are several at school sports teams, these are mainly football teams, although there are also basketball teams. Each team has its own sports uniform. Team members go to school right there. No one here changes clothes for physical education, and there are no changing rooms for this. IN summer time The girls do physical education in their uniform skirts and the teacher has nothing against it. There are no shifts at school either. I really like the Chinese attitude to uniforms. At the school where I studied, there was no uniform, but there was a mandatory dress code: it was forbidden to wear jeans and tracksuits to school. And I really wanted to come to school in a tracksuit and not change for physical education! The ban on wearing jeans now seems stupid to me. But then the class teacher told us that jeans were originally clothes for dirty work and were not suitable for such an institution as a school, a temple of science. I remember how my friend objected to her, arguing that some jeans were fashionable and expensive clothes. Be that as it may, I had to go to school as if it were a parade, and in China school uniform- this, on the contrary, is a work suit.

12.Class in winter uniform

13. Winter uniform: long warm jackets and insulated pants

14. Class in winter uniform

15. Girl in spring (autumn) uniform

16.Girl in summer uniform

17. Class in summer uniform

18. Football player. Second team blue uniform

19. The same girl, but in the first lineup

5.Pioneers and Komsomol

Pioneers and Komsomol members are young members of the Communist Party. Starting from the second grade, the best students are gradually accepted into the Pioneers; by the beginning of the third grade, the entire class is proudly wearing ties and Pioneer badges. In the seventh grade, pioneer ties and badges are replaced by Komsomol ones.

20. Third class - everyone in ties

6.Elementary school schedule

I asked my students from grades four to six to talk about their daily routine. The schedule for all classes differs slightly, so I will take the sixth grade as a basis.
The school officially has seven lessons lasting forty minutes, but in reality there are more. Children come to school forty minutes before the start of the first lesson for the morning reading of books. They read in class under the supervision of the class teacher. Books can be in both Chinese and English language. Between the second and third lessons, children, together with their class teacher, go out for a half-hour warm-up, which can be considered additional lesson physical education. The whole school is doing warm-ups in the stadium at the same time under the guidance of a presenter broadcasting from the speakers. Class teachers designed to control discipline. During the lunch break, which lasts two hours between the fourth and fifth period, the students were assigned an hour of additional classes in their most basic subjects: Chinese language and mathematics. After the lunch break, the children begin their fifth period, which in fact is far from the fifth. Between the sixth and seventh period, the whole school, guided by a recording from the speakers, does gas charging. On Friday, the fifth and sixth lessons are time to attend clubs and sections. Football teams They train after school and before school. Some children do not rush home even after school, but stay to play in the yard or read books from open library located right in the hall.
The most important subject at school is Chinese. This is not surprising, given how many hieroglyphs you need to memorize just to learn to read. In Russia, children learn to read within a few months in first grade. In China, they probably don’t even need a whole year. Sixth Form has eight Chinese lessons per week and three extra hours during lunch breaks. Another important subject is mathematics: five lessons per week and one extra hour. Significant attention is also paid to the English language: 5 lessons per week, of which one lesson per week is taught by a foreign teacher, that is, me. Other subjects: three physical education lessons per week, one of which is football; two music lessons plus one extra hour; drawing and science (physics, chemistry, biology all together) are given two lessons a week; social studies, life safety and computer science - one lesson per week.

21. Fifth grade recreates their schedule in English

22. Sixth grade schedule

23.At a physical education lesson

24.At a music lesson

25.At a music lesson

26. In a lesson with a Chinese teacher

27. My English lesson

28. My English lesson

29. Math teacher gives homework

30. Library in the hall

31. Physical education lesson

32. Football lesson

33. Football lesson

34. Football lesson

35. After school

7.Physical education and sports

Significant attention is paid to physical education and body health in Chinese schools. Looking at the students, I am convinced that they like sports: every break they try to play with a ball or a racket. The school where I worked has a sports specialization - football. Football is the focus here great attention. Each primary school class attends a football lesson once a week, in addition to two other regular physical education lessons. Each student has a soccer ball. During football lessons, talented students are identified and selected to join teams where training is conducted more frequently and intensively. The school has several teams: the main team and the second team, differentiated by age. Teams practice after school and before school. Since classes start at ten minutes to eight in the morning, football players must arrive at school by seven. The school's teams constantly take first place in various competitions. One day Soccer game took place at our school and I came to cheer for our team. It was the first football game I had ever seen from start to finish. The students of our school really showed good game. It was pleasant to look at them even for me, a person far from football.
In addition to three physical education lessons a week, children do physical exercises for 30 minutes every day. After the second lesson, students go to the school stadium, where they all perform various exercises together. They do some of the exercises with a soccer ball and rattle boards. At the end of the warm-up, several minutes are devoted to qigong (Chinese traditional gymnastics). Some qigong exercises are also done with a soccer ball. Two girls on a small platform show the whole school how to do the exercises.

36. Formation for warm-up

37. Fifth class is coming to warm up

38. Formation for warm-up

39. Formation for warm-up

40. Warm-up jogging. high school

41. Warm-up jogging. Primary classes

42. Jogging. Fourth grade

43. The math teacher decided to warm up too

44. Exercises with the ball

54. The training is over. There are no locker rooms, things are stored right there at the stadium

8.Material base
The school consists of two buildings surrounded by a fence. One of the smaller buildings is a dining room and a gym, the second, larger one, is the school itself with classrooms. The building with classrooms resembles the letter W. Classrooms are located along a long corridor. The corridor resembles a balcony: on one side there is a railing, and on the other there is a wall and doors leading to the classrooms. Classes in Chinese schools are identified not by letters, as in Russia (1A and 2B), but by numbers (4-1, 4-2, 4-3...) Inside the class there is everything you need for educational process: a board with chalk, a computer, a projector that displays both images from paper and from a computer on the screen. The children's desks are small, designed for one person, but they are moved two or three together, otherwise 50 of them will not fit in the classroom.
The school has big stadium and a gym, there is a variety of sports and musical equipment, consumables: paper, brushes, paints. Many children ride bicycles to school, so there is a large bicycle parking area in the school basement.
Each classroom has a small balcony with a low sink and water tap. Mops are also stored there. Children clean their classrooms on their own.
59. Class

60. Class

61. Cleaning

9. Raising the flag

On Monday mornings at eight o'clock in the morning, schoolchildren line up at the stadium for the ceremonial flag-raising ceremony. The brigade raising the flag wears a white uniform special for this occasion. Everything looks solemn and serious. The school is getting ready for the new work week. I like this morning ceremonial lineup. Watching the flag go up and listening to everyone sing together National anthem, I clearly feel that I am in another country with its customs and characteristics, and with its school, which is somewhat similar to the school in my country, but also significantly different from it in some ways.

The main result of the educational reform carried out in China is the availability of education for the entire population. Today, almost 99% of children in the Middle Kingdom attend school. Until 1949, education was unaffordable for most, and the illiterate population reached 80%.

Preschool

System preschool education in China it is represented by public and private institutions. Government of China People's Republic encourages in every possible way the development of private preschool organizations. Despite the presence of a general education program younger generation, there are some differences in the process of teaching children in public and private kindergartens.

IN government institutions studies are more aimed at preparing children for school and introducing them to work, and in private the main attention is paid to aesthetic and cultural development children.

Every day starts with getting up national flag, because Chinese people is proud of his country and strives to early childhood instill in the younger generation love and respect for the homeland.

The school day in Chinese preschool education organizations is scheduled almost minute by minute. Free time in China it is equivalent to idleness. Close attention is paid to personal hygiene and neatness. Teachers strictly ensure that children wash their hands before eating, and after breakfast and lunch in some kindergartens, the children themselves clear the tables. Children are actively taught to work. They grow their own vegetables and then learn to cook from what they grow.

The main difference between Chinese preschool education is the lack of desire to develop the child's individuality. On the contrary, teachers do everything possible to prevent little man and the thought that he is special.

Teachers fully control children’s behavior even during games. Everything is subject to the strictest discipline. Despite criticism of this practice by other countries, the Chinese believe in its effectiveness, because they believe that what the state needs, children also need.

Most preschool institutions are open until six in the evening, but there are also those where the child can be left overnight.

School

The school education system in China consists of three levels:

• primary;
• average;
• eldest.

IN junior classes a child spends 6 years, in middle and high school – 3 years each. The first two stages are mandatory and free; you have to pay for training at the final stage.

The primary school program includes:

• Chinese;
• mathematics;
• history;
• natural history;
• geography;
• music.

Sometimes there are additional lectures on morals and ethics. The program also includes Internship, during which children work in various workshops or on farms.

IN high school held in-depth study Chinese, mathematics and a foreign language (most often English). Children master exact sciences, computer science, much attention is paid to political literacy.

The education system in Chinese schools involves a huge workload, so the school day is divided into two parts. In the first half, basic subjects are studied, in the second - additional ones. Students spend almost all their holidays doing extensive work. homework.

Discipline in schools is very strict. If you miss twelve classes without a good reason, the student is expelled. All exams are in the form of tests, and knowledge is assessed on a 100-point scale. After graduating from high school, further education is not necessary. But if the child has a desire, and the parents’ financial capabilities allow it, then they can enroll in high school.

Before continuing education, the student must choose a direction of study. There are two types of high schools in China:

• academic profile - they provide in-depth study of sciences and prepare students for universities;
• vocational and technical - in which personnel are trained to work in production.

Higher

In China, higher education is available after high school graduation. The government of the republic annually allocates quite significant funds to improve level of education in universities. As a result of this policy, many Chinese universities are among the best on the planet, and their diplomas are recognized in 64 countries.

System higher education in China includes colleges, vocational higher schools and universities.

There are two types of college curriculum:

• two-year course - training of mid-level specialists, at the end of the course the student receives a certificate;
• four-year - after training, a bachelor's degree is issued.

The academic year in Chinese universities is divided into two semesters - spring and autumn. The winter vacation last from late January to February, summer - 2 months (July and August).

For the most part, universities in China, unlike famous universities Europe and the USA, work in rather narrow areas - archeology, agriculture, pedagogy. In university programs that train politicians and diplomats, a significant portion of time is devoted to public speaking and writing skills.

To attract foreign students, education in all universities in the Celestial Empire is conducted in two languages ​​- Chinese and English. Special additional courses are offered to those wishing to study in Chinese.

Upon graduation from Chinese universities, you can obtain a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree.

FEATURES OF SCHOOL EDUCATION IN CHINA

Verisova Anna Dmitrievna
Ural State University communication lines
teacher of the department foreign languages and intercultural communications

SPECIFICS OF SCHOOLING IN CHINA

Verisova Anna Dmitrievna
Ural State University of Railway Transport
lecturer of foreign languages and cross-cultural communications department

Behind centuries-old history the Chinese have it special treatment to enlightened people and education in general. Enlightenment played a significant role both in the development of China itself and other civilizations. Teacher's Day in China became the first holiday of a single profession and, probably, it is no coincidence that it began to be celebrated on the birthday of Confucius.

China's multi-million population requires a diverse and developed education system, because each student needs to find his own approach. Special attention in this aspect is given to schools. In 2008, a law was passed according to which school education became free and compulsory for everyone (the first 9 years of education).

Studying in Chinese schools has both its pros and cons.

Children in China go to school, as in Russia, at the age of 6-7 years. Education at the school is divided into three levels: primary school (the period of study lasts 6 years), secondary school (children also study here for 6 years) and high school (training lasts 3 years). The first nine years of school are free, parents pay for high school, but gifted children can receive a scholarship. It is very rare that a Chinese school combines all three stages at once; most often it is three different schools, having different names. The territory of Chinese schools is huge, consists of a complex of buildings and is a mini-town. This allows it to accommodate about 4 thousand students, and in one class the number of students sometimes reaches 90 people. Thus, it is very difficult to convey information to all students, it is lost individual approach, basically all tasks are performed by the choir.

The flag of the People's Republic of China is installed on the territory of each school, and every Monday children line up and participate in the flag-raising ceremony to the sounds of national anthem, and so that all students really participate, the smallest ones are placed on stools. Every day they determine who will be responsible for raising the flag. Thus, they develop a sense of patriotism in children. Already in elementary school, students sincerely begin to love the party for its past and present merits and even know some ideological texts by heart.

School classes begin at 7-8 am and last until 4.30 am, so children spend about 9 hours at school. From 11.30 to 14.00 children rest, have lunch and sleep. It is believed that with such a load, sleep is very useful. The day is structured in such a way that first there are more complex subjects, and after sleep, children study easier disciplines. School holidays take place twice a year: in summer and winter, but even during the holidays students do not rest; their parents take them to different clubs or send them abroad to improve their language skills.

Discipline in Chinese schools is no less strict. Respect for teachers and elders begins to be instilled in children from the first grade. Students greet and say goodbye to the teacher while standing. Students perform all actions only with the permission of the teacher; they cannot go to the toilet during a lesson, and if a student is not interested in the lesson, usually no one pays attention to it. In some schools, teachers may still hit children on the wrist for playing or talking in class, so the classroom is usually quiet. Among other things, a student who misses more than 12 lessons will be expelled. Such discipline helps schoolchildren in the future at work. Working in Chinese companies presupposes a strict hierarchy: the main thing is to keep a low profile and unquestioningly obey your elders (and those who are older in the company are most often also senior in rank), and thanks to the principles instilled in them from school, the Chinese do this brilliantly.

Chinese children have a special school uniform - they go to classes in the same tracksuits, regardless of whether there is a physical education lesson that day.

Much attention is paid to Chinese language and mathematics in primary schools. This is no coincidence; it is believed that the Chinese language helps to develop a mathematical mindset, and mathematics, in turn, develops logic. Also in elementary school they study natural science, physical education, music, history, geography, fine arts, and in some schools they also add such a subject as ethics and morality (the works of Confucius begin to be read to children in kindergarten). Children are required to attend seminars where issues of political information are covered. During lessons, children are also introduced to Russian writers. Soviet period, and also read a lot about Lenin.

After primary school, students are required to go to secondary school, study there for 3 years, and this is where compulsory schooling ends.

Not the most pleasant moment in school education is the constant passing of exams. The child takes his first exams at the end of primary school. Every parent wants to send their child to the best school and the higher the level of the school, the more difficult the exams students will have to pass. What’s interesting is that most often exams are held in secret - no one knows the content of the exam and in what form it will be held, so parents are on duty near schools and ask those lucky ones who have already entered. But if a child passes the test successfully, this does not mean that the doors the right school open to him. The next step is to collect recommendations from previous teachers, but that's not all. Admission to a prestigious Chinese school, this is to some extent a lottery, because... the final decision is made by the computer. Another way to get into a prestigious school is by registration, but one of the mandatory conditions– You must live in such an apartment for at least three years. This trend is especially noticeable in Beijing. Exams for admission to high school are more democratic: students know in advance what form and subject the test will be in.

After admission, tests and exams do not end in a child’s life. Every day on last lesson the test is carried out. Great amount tests at school develop logic in students, but do not reflect real knowledge at all.

The disciplines that students study in secondary school are no different from those in elementary school. In high school, children study “around the clock”: in addition to classes until 4.30, it involves a lot of homework in all subjects, additional clubs, tutors and very little free time.

At the age of 16, if students decide to continue their studies, they enter high school, where the program is divided into two profiles: academic (the main emphasis is on preparing to enter a university) and vocational profile (on completion, students can work in technical specialties or V agriculture). In addition, there are schools in which the division occurs according to a different principle: in one department they prepare for passing the Chinese “gaokao” exam (something like our Unified State Exam), in another for admission to foreign universities. Schools with such profile division in Lately more and more, since many parents, considering Chinese education not the best, try to send their children to study abroad, and some simply bypass the Gaokao test in this way. “Gaokao” is taken at the end of 12th grade in all subjects and even teachers are afraid of it. While studying in a foreign department, students do not take the gaokao; they study in the 12th grade at an American school and are preparing to enter an American university. But they also have their own exams, such as TOEFL or SAT. Subjects in the foreign department are taught in English, and the learning process takes place in a more interesting and creative form. Foreign teachers, accustomed to a different teaching system, teach lessons more creatively: students prepare presentations and reports, and lead discussions in groups. But no matter which department the student chooses, he will still have to take the city department exam.

Upon admission to university great importance given to where a person comes from. For example, a Beijinger who received 500 points for “gaokao” can enter a very good university Beijing, and a student from a small province with the same number of points will be welcome only at a Beijing technical school.

The school education system in China is a direct reflection public policy. From school, children are taught to respect their elders (not only in age, but also in position) and to unquestioningly follow all instructions. A heavy workload, clubs, tutors, a lot of homework, in turn, also teach that in order to achieve something, you need to work hard, and in a country where the population is not even several million, but has already passed the one billion mark, this is important. Already at school, parents prepare their child to be a competitive individual, because in a country like China, the strongest “survive”. And what is most important is that from school they instill in children a love for the party, for the Motherland and the political course.

Some people choose vegetarianism for ideological reasons, others because they consider it healthy. And it's hard to argue with that. Scientific research last decades indicate that overloading the body with animal protein and saturated fat increases the risk of many diseases.

The principle of non-violence

“I switched to a vegetarian diet naturally,” says vegetarian Elena Engelhardt. - It sounds strange, but I no longer wanted to eat meat. I am close to the Buddhist principle of non-violence. Suddenly you realize that a conscious person does not live by killing. I think that in the future humanity will stop eating meat, as there will be no need for it. Vegetarianism is not even a type of diet, it’s a worldview, and people who are actively involved in self-development often come to it.”

Reserve officer Alexey Kondratovich has been a vegetarian for 9 years. He came to the “humanistic diet” for two reasons. The first is taking care of health, the second is spiritual maturation.

“I began to study the ancient Vedic culture,” explains Alexey. “I realized that I couldn’t afford for living beings to die for food. At first I stopped eating pork and beef, and after a couple of months I stopped eating chicken, fish, and eggs. At the same time, I became interested in yoga and began to feel and understand myself better. Opponents of vegetarianism argue that it is impossible to survive without the essential amino acids found in meat. But I'm alive. I recently took a biological age test. The device evaluates the state of the body at 21 years of age. And I’m already 39 years old.”

Environmental and economic reasons are also significant for supporters of a green lifestyle. Raising livestock for food is unsustainable natural resources, say vegetarians. Eight times used in meat production more water than when growing grains and cereals, fruits and vegetables, not to mention the hectares of pastures and tons of feed that farm animals require. Economically, one hectare of land can provide food for seven vegetarians, while satisfying the needs of one meat-eater requires as much as two hectares.

What are they eating?

Lacto-vegetarians allow themselves the most in food. In addition to products of plant origin, they allow the consumption of milk, cheese, cottage cheese, butter. True, lacto-vegetarians do not recognize cheeses produced using animal rennet. But vegans eat only plant foods.

The question - is it difficult to be a vegetarian - only makes Alexei Kondratovich smile.

“Easy,” admits Alexey. - Dairy products, cereals, nuts, vegetables, and fruits remained in the diet. They are sold in stores. Vegetables are expensive in winter. But when you get sick and run to the doctor, you will spend no less on medicine. He studied Vedic cooking and mastered recipes for Indian dishes. I can cook sabji, Indian nut halawa and many other exotic dishes. You can easily find recipes on the Internet. I don’t buy bread or baked goods made with yeast in the store, as yeast creates a fertile environment for cancer cells. I bake my own bread using sourdough. It will turn into breadcrumbs, but will not become moldy.”

“I don’t feel any monotony in my diet,” admits another vegetarian Igor Volobuev. - My home menu cannot be called stingy, it has first and second courses, appetizers and desserts, I generally love to cook and even know how to cook. Often during the cooking process I play with spices, turning what I have planned into something spicy, then fragrant, and if I want, then sweet and sour. There are a lot of flavor variations, almost any recipe can be turned into a vegetarian one, and also diversified with vegetable little things like sesame seeds and dried herbs.”

What about friends and relatives? How does it feel for them to look at their loved ones eating tons of apples and celery and turning their noses up at kebabs?

“My wife shares my beliefs and also tries to adhere to a vegetarian diet,” says Alexey Kondratovich. - But sometimes she eats chicken. We do not limit the child’s choices. He will grow up and decide for himself whether he needs to be a vegetarian. Two siblings eat meat. But among his colleagues (after leaving the service, Alexey went into business in cosmetic company- ed.) there are many vegetarians. When we arrange a corporate feast, we order two options of dishes: for meat-eaters and vegetarians. Meat-eaters are always surprised by the abundance and try our food.”

Of course, not everyone has such an idyll in their family and work life. Some vegetarians admit that at first it was difficult to find understanding from their relatives. And only years later their loved ones accepted their way of life.

How do you like the raw food diet?

If our society is gradually getting used to vegetarians and vegans, the attitude towards raw foodists is still ambiguous. Meanwhile, such a diet is becoming a way of life for many today. The essence of a raw food diet is to consume exclusively unprocessed thermally processed foods. Fans of “live” food believe that any processing destroys all vitamins and useful material in the product.

Yana Bobrineva became a raw foodist under the influence of Vadim Zeland's books. She no longer eats boiled, fried, dairy, canned food, fast food, and does not drink any drinks except water and freshly squeezed juice. Says it's going to the new kind it was not difficult for her to eat, since she had a clear understanding of why it was necessary. Together with the girl, her mother also switched to a raw food diet.

Raw foodists report that they have become more energetic and their health has improved significantly. But doctors have a clear opinion on this matter: this type of nutrition is only suitable for fasting days. It should not be abused.

“After I became a vegetarian, I noticed that I began to look and feel better. After some time, I stopped eating fish, eggs, and then dairy products. Now I’m a raw foodist, I eat only raw plant foods,” said yoga teacher Anna Imish. - I go to festivals where thousands of people gather who have been eating only plant foods for decades. People feel great and give birth to healthy children. Health problems for vegetarians begin only when they eat food that is poor in composition - white bread, pasta, white rice, sweets. Such a person puts the body out of harmony, and doctors say that these are problems of vegetarianism.”

Famous vegetarians

World famous artist Leonardo da Vinci Not only did he not eat meat, but he even bought animals at meat markets. It was he who said: “As long as people slaughter animals, they will kill each other.”

One of the Beatles Paul McCartney decided to follow a vegetarian diet with his wife Linda, an animal rights activist. In one of his interviews, he expressed the following thought: “If slaughterhouses were built with glass walls, everyone would be vegetarians.”

Popular Canadian actress and dancer Pamela Anderson adheres to vegetarianism adolescence, advocates for animal rights and is the founder of many charity campaigns.

The most famous vegetarians in Russia: Laima Vaikule, Christmas tree, Stanislav Namin, Sati Casanova, Victor Chaika, Nikolay Drozdov. All of them are supporters of the vegetarian movement and in their creativity and on blog pages they want to convey to people that vegetarianism is not just about saving animals. This is about saving yourself first.

Expert opinion

“There are many benefits to a vegetarian diet. Eating plant-based foods helps reduce the risk of diseases such as diabetes, heart attack, and hypertension. Vegetarians can boast of excellent intestinal function, because fiber-rich vegetables and fruits normalize its microflora and peristalsis. Vegetarianism helps you get rid of excess weight- meat has a lot of calories, and a vegetable-fruit diet promotes weight loss. But there are also disadvantages. “Heavy” meat protein is absorbed by the human body almost completely, while “light” vegetable proteins are more alien to man, are absorbed into the blood only half and require more time. A long-term diet without animal food reduces immunity, and there is a risk of frequent colds and infections. Before the age of 30, giving up animal proteins can cause serious damage to the body, and vegetarianism is contraindicated for children and pregnant women - some amino acids for growth and development cannot be replaced with plant foods. There is a chronic lack of vitamins B2 and B12 in those who refuse dairy products - this leads to problems with hematopoiesis and nervous system. Before switching to a vegetarian diet, you need to evaluate all the pros and cons, understand the risks and be sure to consult your doctor.”