# Student construction brigade

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{{Short description|Soviet, Belarusian and Russian student construction work team}}
thumb|right|300px|A Soviet SCB member in uniform

'''Student construction brigades''' ({{langx|ru|Студенческие строительные отряды (стройотряды, ССО,}} ''stroyotryad'', ''SSO'')) are temporary [construction](/source/construction) teams composed of students in [universities](/source/universities) and other institutions of higher education to work, usually during [vacation](/source/school_holiday)s.  This form originated under the control of [Komsomol](/source/Komsomol) of the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union).

The ''stroyotryad'' members had [khaki](/source/khaki)/[camouflage green](/source/camouflage_green)-colored uniforms with [chevron](/source/Chevron_(insignia))s and [badge](/source/badge)s indicating the association.

There are efforts to revive the approach in modern [Russia](/source/Russia) and [Belarus](/source/Belarus).

==Soviet Union==
Originated in 1959 at the Physics Department of the [Moscow State University](/source/Moscow_State_University). From the mid-sixties they became an all-Union movement.

==Belarus==
In Belarus, the student brigades enjoy privileges by decree #222 of President [Lukashenko](/source/Lukashenko) by May 12, 2006: they are free from [income tax](/source/income_tax) and use higher [wage](/source/wage) rates.<ref>[http://brsm.bntu.by/strotr.html "Student Brigade"], a [Belarusian Republican Youth Union](/source/Belarusian_Republican_Youth_Union) webpage {{in lang|ru}}</ref>

==Russia==
The tradition of ''stroyotryads'' in Russia continued after the [dissolution of the Soviet Union](/source/dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union). Since 2003 there have been talks to revive the framework, with coordination and centralization. Expectations and attitudes are mixed.<ref>[http://www.rhr.ru/index/jobmarket/russia/6970,0.html "''Stroyotryads'' Will Be Revived in Russia"]</ref>

Construction brigades in Russia were revived by efforts of the [Young Guard of United Russia](/source/Young_Guard_of_United_Russia)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150705012254/http://mger2020.ru/nextday/2009/04/09/5678 Construction brigades: breakthrough!]. [Young Guard of United Russia](/source/Young_Guard_of_United_Russia) website. 13 April 2009</ref> and [Ministry of Education and Science](/source/Ministry_of_Education_and_Science_(Russia)) of the [Russian Federation](/source/Russian_Federation) and were active in preparation to the [2014 Winter Olympics](/source/2014_Winter_Olympics) in [Sochi](/source/Sochi).

==See also==
*[Youth Residential Complex](/source/Youth_Residential_Complex) 
*[Shock construction project](/source/Shock_construction_project)

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