me and some friends need it for a school cooking class. any short and simple recipes would be great :)

How about Cheese Blintzes? Google and you'll find tons of recipes.

borscht a veggie soup

pickled beets.. can of beets add some vinegar and sugar salt & pepper slice thinly onion and mix alltogether let sit over night for best flavors

got to yumyum.com and click on russian food