Vladimira Medinskogo

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Vladimir Medinsky is a senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin and serves as the head of the Russian Military-Historical Society. He has played a central role in shaping state educational policy, particularly through his leadership in developing history and social studies textbooks for schools, including editions for grades 5–11 and specialized materials on topics such as the Donbass and Soviet-era culture. Medinsky is also involved in cultural initiatives like 'Chess Boulevards' and has advocated for increased state control over film production and educational content.

Recent coverage

• Medin'skii's play about the Decembrists to be staged at the Small Theatre — Новая газета Европа
• Medinsky wrote a play about the general killed during the Decembrists' uprising; it will be staged at the Small Theatre — Meduza
• Formulations about serfs, Ivan the Terrible, and reunification with Ukraine changed in history textbook — Фонтанка
• Medinsky Reveals the Idea of Opening a Memorial Office for Sergei Mikhalkov — Вести
• Writer profession standard from September 1, 2026: what will change for authors — Вечерняя Москва
• Russia Rewrites History Textbook Again: Adds 'Positive Role' of Trump and Anchorage — Meduza
• Now without US pressure: Russia releases updated history textbook edited by Medin — Фонтанка
• The Krokus terrorist attack and the attempt by Ukrainian forces to breach Kursk NPP are included in Medinets' history textbook — Коммерсантъ
• Chess Boulevards Project Launches in Moscow — НТВ Москва
• Mikhalkov Reveals How Foreign Films Will Sponsor Russian Cinema: Entry Fees and Rental Percentages — Фонтанка
• Medinsky Allows Merging History and Social Studies Final Exams — Коммерсантъ
• Medinsky defends teachers he claims are having their rights violated — Интерфакс
• Critic Golubchikov: Russian cinema lacks adventure and horror genres — Москва 24
• Deputy Zhukov Calls Former Defense Minister Ivanov a Great Patriot — Вести
• Medinsky shares memories of former Defense Minister Ivanov — Вести
• Exhibition on Bunin's Legacy Opens at the Writers' Union Headquarters — Вести
• Schoolchildren will soon start studying social studies using Medvedev's textbook. What does it say about the future? — Фонтанка
• Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education Rules Out Cancellation of Written Assignments in Universities — Вечерняя Москва
• Putin sets a deadline for the erection of the Menshikov monument in St. Petersburg — Фонтанка
• Putin Orders a Monument to Menshikov to be Erected in St. Petersburg — Вести