Ukraine's occupied schools to use Russian-aligned history textbooks
On occupied Ukrainian territories, textbooks about 'Donbas and Novorossiya' will be introduced. Starting September 1, students in grades 5–7 on Russian-occupied territories in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions will study new textbooks titled 'History of Our Region.'
Consensus
- Schoolchildren in the occupied regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye, and Kherson Oblasts will study history from September 1 using textbooks titled 'History of Our Region: Donbass and Novorossiya'.
- The textbooks were included in the federal list of approved textbooks by Russia's Ministry of Education.
- The textbooks present the history of these Ukrainian regions as part of Russian history.
- The textbooks were presented at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum in June.
- Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov stated that the textbooks contain 'objective information' and not 'lies' from Ukrainian textbooks.
- Vladimir Medinsky, a presidential aide, served as the editor of the textbooks.
- Photos of the textbook content were published by Vladislav Kononov, a referent in the Presidential Administration's humanities policy unit.
Points of divergence
- The textbooks will be used on territories that Russia declared its own in 2022 but does not fully control. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The textbooks were presented at the St. Petersburg International Law Forum alongside a new civics textbook under the editorship of Dmitry Medvedev, which is planned for use in all Russian schools. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Sergey Kravtsov presented the history textbook at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum. — tg_astrapress
- The textbooks were officially introduced in June by Russian authorities. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (5 sources)
- Schoolchildren on occupied Ukrainian territories will be taught history using textbooks edited by Vladimir Medin — Радио Свобода
- Schoolchildren in the occupied territories of Ukraine will be taught history using textbooks edited by Vladimir Medinsky — Настоящее Время
- On territories of Ukraine under Russian control, textbooks on 'Donbas and New Russia' will be introduced in schools under the editorship of Medinsky... — SOTAvision
- Head of Russia's Ministry of Education Sergey Kravtsov presented new textbook 'History of Donbas and New Russia' for 5-7th grades Et... — ASTRA
- On occupied territories of Ukraine textbooks about 'Donbas and New Russia' will be introduced — ЭХО / Новости
Key entities
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Vladimira Medinskogo
- Novorossiya
- Kherson Oblast
- Donbass
- Zaporozhzhia
- Donetsk
- Ministry of Education
- Luhansk
- Donbas and Novorossiya
- Vladimir Putin
- Sergey Kravcov
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