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Mother tongue schools have always played an important role in the preservation of native language, language socialization, and the formation of national identity of the children of immigrants and long-stay residents. In this paper we consider two schools of Russian long stay residents: the Russian school in Sapporo (Japan), and the Russian school in Seoul (South Korea) to identify and compare the general and special features of these schools. Specifically we will determine how the geographical situation of each city influences the ethnic background and years of stay of the Russian community. How this together with the education policy of each country determines the type of Russian school they want to choose for their children. And how the type of school directly influences the command and usage of the language.