Does anyone use the Russian Join or a similar technique?

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Does a Russian Join stay together? What about a similar join? I don't like knots in my work so I do it the old way - putting the new yarn through the last 2 loops of the old yarn and weave in my ends which is weaving in my ends back and forth and then back again( so the yarn doesn't come out) if I have enough yarn to weave it back and forth and back again - 3 times - otherwise I'll weave it back and forth - twice.

I use the Russian join and love it for knitting. But for crochet, I usually just lay the old and new yarn on the row to be done and crochet over it. I leave a few inches.