Back-To-School Fashion, From Moscow To Ashgabat

A girl poses before the first day of school in Moscow, Russia.

Skirts or ties are in vogue for these kids in Moscow.

Young cadets at the Nakhimov Naval Academy in St. Petersburg attend a ceremony for the so-called "Day of Knowledge" as the school year begins.

A girl plays on a playground in Minsk, Belarus.

Minsk, Belarus

Belarusian children gather before school in Minsk.

Minsk, Belarus

Students wear sashes on the first day of class in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

A young student sports formal wear in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Children wear sashes in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Students in Almaty, Kazakhstan

A more casually dressed crowd gathers at an elementary school in Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

A classroom at the Isak Samokovlija elementary school in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Children carry roses at the start of the school year in Balanesti, Moldova.

Children carry roses in Balanesti, Moldova.

Equipped with textbooks, kids in Balanesti, Moldova, are ready to learn.