At a school in the remote village of Soino in the Smolenks region of Russia, the number of students has steadily decreased from 200 at the time the school opened about 40 years ago to just six today. Nevertheless, the school authorities and teachers say they are proud of the high level of education given to the few students who are treated individually and carefully. Pictured, Teacher Elena Emelyanova leads a history lesson for fifth grader Maxim Zuftenkov.