1970's Russian Physics

[proudofthefish]

I am working on a background for a new RPG character. I have some flexibility in dates, but I am a bit confused and am trying to map everything out. My character is a female scientist who specializes in plasma physics. Her power armor is powered by a Tokamak Reactor. I would like her to have studied under or been mentored by Lev Artsimovich who

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[jgofri]

To add to the above: the first 7 years were obligatory, sort of grade school, the last two probably best correspond to the high school in the US. You had to be either highschool graduate or get some kind of equivalent to get into college (so, the fastest track would be to just graduate the school, however, between 1940 and 1956 those last three grades were not free, the parents had to pay, not an outrageous amount, but still something. If her father was killed in WWII, she might've gotten some discount, I am not sure). The earliest she would've graduated would be 16, if she was born in, say, December and her parent decided to send her to school slightly earlier rather then slightly later.
The college (the one that would allow her postgrad education) would take 5 years at least. This is the tricky part - this level is usually compared with US Master level, not bachelor. After that she could do postgrad, there is first a candidate and then a PhD, both require thesis of some kind (I have never done that myself, so my knowledge there is sketchy)