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Russia's new school textbooks blame Ukraine for war

Russia has begun the new school year with a series of changes to the curriculum, including a controversial update to history textbooks for high school students. The new textbooks have been rewritten to reflect the current government ideology, which is focused on promoting Russian nationalism and patriotism, as EFE reports, cited by Agerpres.

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The most significant change is the inclusion of a new chapter on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The chapter, titled "Russia Today: The Special Military Operation," presents a highly partisan view of the war, portraying Ukraine as a neo-Nazi state controlled by the West. An initiative of President Vladimir Putin, who is a great enthusiast of giving history lessons to Russians, notes EFE.

The chapter also downplays the humanitarian costs of the war, claiming that the Russian military is taking great care to avoid civilian casualties. It also criticises the West for imposing sanctions on Russia, arguing that they are hurting the Russian people.

Vladimir Medinski, a former Russian culture minister and presidential adviser, is one of the authors of the new textbooks. He has said that it would be "an aberration" not to include the war in Ukraine in the textbooks.

The new textbooks have been criticised by historians and educators for their bias and distortion of history. They say that the textbooks are designed to indoctrinate students with the government's view of the world and to promote Russian nationalism.

Translation by Iurie Tataru

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