The russ 
This photo from 1982 shows organizers Jarle Øygarden (left) and future hotel tycoon Petter Stordalen celebrating a massive gathering of russ from eastern Norway. About 6,000 red and blue russ from the region took part in a three day bash.
1988. Police chase off about 150 russebil and over 1,000 red and blue russ after their noisy and lengthy beach party incensed nearby residents at Hvervenbukta in Oslo.
A view of russmobile technology and party fashion from 1984.
A column of russebil on the road near Oslo in 1980.
1983 russ from Holtet High put the finishing touches on their vehicle, the Delta House.
2004. The occasional hazard of investing a fortune in high decibel sound equipment - shattered windows and stolen stereos.
They may spend most of their time partying together, but russ pride in their rides means rivalry between custom fitted boy and girl buses.
A regional russ party at Lillehammer attracts 8,000 enthusiastic participants.
All russ carry 'business' cards, usually adorned with rude jokes and other silly info. This one is particularly interesting since it features 44-year-old Bergen woman Torbjørg Grimseid Søvik, who celebrated the end of adult education in 2003.
Four Bærum girls show off their Pink Panther bus and their emblazoned behinds.
This year's russ get a lecture on sensible drinking habits sponsored by Ringnes brewery. Russ 2004 are the heaviest drinkers in Norway.
The mammoth 2003 party in Rogaland featured loud music, flowing beer and about 9,500 russ having too much fun to notice the rain.
The obvious attractions of weeks of rampant partying has led to the phenomenon of false russ, who relive their graduation days for several years afterwards. The 'fake' russ (center, without overalls) here has no trouble being accepted by the class of 2004.
The russ are offered free checks to ensure their vehicles are up to standards. Here the bus "Essential" fails to fully pass the test.
The night before May 17 - Constitution Day - and the end of russ celebrations. Soon they will have to sober up and take their exams. Here Oslo russ warm up for the final all-night party.
Rampaging russ are often banned from using gas stations - these fire eaters are a good reason why.
Every year there are also contests for the best bus, and these tend to be decided by entertainment to deafening music.
These girls from Eikeli's Lux bus won a best bus award after being willing to give a little bit more in the competition.
The boys are also willing to go the extra mile to attract the opposite sex - Lørenskog russ 2002.
The end. A russ girl flashes the message: "Admittance prohibited!"A 19-year-old girl promoted her campaign to be the local russ president by stripping naked at a student assembly at Atlanten High School in Kristiansund two weeks ago.
This received a new wave of publicity when someone posted a video of the performance online and Norwegian news site TV 2 Nettavisen made the controversial decision to provide a link to the video on their site.
TV 2 Nettavisen's editor Gunnar Stavrum backed the decision to point readers to the video.
"The story has already been made public. The performance took place in public. The video is of public interest. It illustrates how far the russ go. In addition, it would be a bit strange to write about it without showing the video," Stavrum said. The link was later removed from the story.
Russ foreman Louise Garhol told TV 2 Nettavisen that she could understand the fuss, but pointed out that the stripping was just one of several election stunts, and that "two years ago a boy went even further" without attracting any attention.
Secretary General of the Norwegian Press Association Per Edgar Kokkvold called the TV 2 Nettavisen decision to link to the video "speculative, stupid and an invitation to all crackpots that want to promote things like this".
