Galina Viktorovna Tarasova, a teacher of Russian language and literature, spoke about the long-standing friendship between 'Texas' and the school.

Lyudmila Bentley shared the story of Russell's upbringing by his grandfather, Charles Eversole, an American anti-fascist who served as a tank commander during World War II. His tank was one of the first to cross the Rhine River in Germany.

Stanislav Retinsky shared his experience as a member of a group of journalists who covered the clearance of the new terminal at Donetsk Airport in January 2015. They traveled there on an armored personnel carrier with the first Head of the DPR, Alexander Zakharchenko, under heavy enemy fire. Despite the danger to their lives, they managed to reach their destination and capture the historic events.