Russian Leaders Congratulate Students on Day of Knowledge

On Knowledge Day, earlier President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin congratulated students, pupils, and teachers on Knowledge Day.

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The Day of Knowledge was celebrated on September 1 in Russia.
Multiple Russian officials, including Vladimir Putin, Sergey Sobyanin, and Dmitry Medvedev, issued public statements congratulating students and educators.
The statements emphasized the importance of education, student achievement, and the role of teachers.
The event included recognition of teachers' contributions to preserving national memory.
President Putin visited the Moscow Pedagogical State University in connection with the Day of Knowledge.

Sergey Sobyanin specifically mentioned that tens of thousands of first-graders are crossing the school threshold for the first time on September 1. — vm
Dmitry Medvedev stated that nearly 18 million schoolchildren and 9 million college and university students are starting the new academic year in Russia. — vesti
Vladimir Putin emphasized that teachers' mission includes preserving memory of participants in the Special Military Operation (SVO), and called for military commissariats to provide schools with open data about SVO participants, especially for museum work. — kommersant