Them Curricula are overloaded even at the primary school. The best way will be to stop assessment by the teacher and to give regular self-tests instead. This will keep the teacher away from the role of a judge. Schoolteachers have little opportunities to develop and a limited access to modern Western literature on teaching English. A reasonable supply of books will definitely be appreciated and will guarantee a good start.
Schools get practically very little funding from the state and lack even basic equipment.
Schools in Russia are very much diversified with sometimes very unexpected profiles like a secondary school biased to training future pilots, or future lawyers, or businessmen, or diplomats, or doctors etc. These schools usually have an intensive language teaching programs. Program requirements should be specified in advance. There is a mass exodus from teaching profession of English language teachers in favour of careers in business. One may find oneself among the teachers without the necessary full professional background and not capable of using the language freely.