In Russia, schoolchildren are taught the lesson of ‘love for the motherland’
Historian and medium in Novosibirsk school director Sergey Chernyshev said that the new lesson Russia may be the beginning of a new management method among schools
At the time when the war was raging in Ukraine, patriotism lessons began to be taught to students in Russia. Education According to the information of the Ministry, from September 5, schoolchildren will attend weekly lectures in order to “instill love for the country”. mandatory they must attend.
Although the topics for each age group are different in the lessons called “Important Conversations”, all classes will be taught weekly. Detailed lesson plans are available online. The Ministry has prepared films and other materials for classes.
In Russian schools mandatory and the text of the lesson to be taught regularly says:
“You don’t become a patriot just by chanting slogans. True patriots should be ready to defend their homeland with weapons in their hands.”
Students of the 1st and 2nd grades will be informed about the natural wonders of Russia, and the children of the third and fourth grades will be taught the topic of “how a person should support his country”, “how to enrich and beautify it”. The lesson plan of these classes includes the discussion of expressions such as “It is not scary to die for the country”, “Love your country, serve the country”, “The happiness of the country is worth the soul”.
The topic of the war against Ukraine will be passed on to students in the fifth grade and above.
“Education of patriotism” 20Since 05 Russia President Vladimir Putinwas one of the main slogans. Moscow’s unjustified war against Ukraine continues, as well Russia There is a tense conflict with the West. In this situation, the propaganda of “patriotism” in schools has doubled. To show how important the topic is to the Kremlin Putin in the western exclave of Kaliningrad, he held a meeting with schoolchildren who had undergone special inspection and pre-quarantine on the first day of school and started the initiative himself.
Although none of the children asked Putin questions about the war in Ukraine, he did talk about the so-called “special” that Moscow launched against Ukraine on February 24. military repeating the Kremlin’s false narratives about the operation” and spoke about the war himself.
“Everyone says that today Russia is an aggressor,” – Putin said. “Nobody knows and understands that after the coup in Ukraine in 2014, Eastern Ukraine the majority of residents of their provinces and residents of Crimea did not want to recognize the results of the coup. Our goal, the mission of our soldiers and Donbas militants is to end the war, defend the people and, of course, Russia itself.” Putin added.
Later, Putin and the children sang the national anthem together.
Since April of this year, schools in Russia have started each day with a flag ceremony and playing the national anthem. This yearofficial became more formal and institutional. 1. To equip the government country schools with the necessary attributes in the summer billion allocated rubles and in June Education The Ministry has distributed an information booklet about this process.
The purpose of the lesson, which will be taught this week, is “to form an understanding of the cultural-historical unity of the Russian people and the importance of preserving this unity, as well as to instill love for the motherland and pride in one’s country.” At the end of the lesson, the students asked “What would I like to do for my country and what am I capable of?” will have to write an answer to the question, then they will hang their answers on a birch tree, a traditional symbol of Russia.
in Moscow a teacher who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals Ksenia says that the new lessons put teachers in a difficult situation:
“None at school political or I prefer not to discuss a politicized topic. This is my opinion. My own personal thoughts school How to reconcile with the management’s views? I don’t know how to do it.”
Another teacher from Moscow, who specializes in Russian language and literature and also asked not to be named, said that “If the teacher deviates from the “Important Conversations” plan, he can get into a very dangerous situation.”
Technically, parents from their children’s “Important Conversations”. free but time will tell how this right will work.
In early 2021, a new one to control the propaganda of “patriotic education” in Russia school it was announced that the position of adviser to the director was created. At the time, critics said that the government was giving Russian schools “political commissars”. The consultant position in question is part of the program called “Navigators”. This is a program led by Nashi, a former activist of the pro-Putin youth movement.
Former geography teacher, Azerbaijani by nationality, fired for his anti-war statements Kamran Manafli said that the introduction of the “Important Conversations” lesson is the result of the propaganda lessons held temporarily in schools in previous years:
“I was the head of the class and we were sent such lessons, films and presentations. Half of the teachers simply did not use them because they were not interested in the children. The other half just opened the movie and the children watched it.”
Historian and high school principal in Novosibirsk Sergey Chernyshev said that the new lesson could be the beginning of a new management method among Russian schools.