Russian girls trained to be 'noble maidens' in special classes
In Russia, there are special classes where Russian schoolgirls are taught to be 'noble ladies.' In Russia, there is a project aimed at raising tradwives—future 'traditional' wives and mothers.
Consensus
- The program is aimed at training girls aged 10–16 to become traditional wives and mothers.
- The girls attend regular schools but study in special classes separate from boys.
- The classes are run with state support and were initiated by a right-wing activist from Izhevsk.
- Students are taught to pray, cook, dance, and understand fashion.
- The girls wear only dark blue dresses made of stiff fabric during classes.
- The program includes ceremonies such as 'initiations' and 'honour festivals'.
- Students attend church and learn Orthodox songs.
- The program is reportedly being scaled up in the near future.
- Two girls fainted and several others nearly lost consciousness during a video shoot due to heat and heavy clothing.
- Teachers refused to stop filming and forced the girls to finish singing a song.
Points of divergence
- The project was launched two years ago. — tg_svobodnieslova
- The project was launched 2.5 years ago. — tg_theinsider
- The project was launched 2.5 years ago. — tg_radiosvoboda
Coverage (4 sources)
- We went to class in the dative case — Вёрстка
- «Future mothers and wives». In Russia there exist special classes in which Russian schoolgirls are taught to be «noble ladies» — The Insider
- «Future mothers and wives». In Russia there exist special classes in which Russian schoolgirls are taught to be «noble girls» — Радио Свобода
- «Future mothers and wives». In Russia there exist special classes in which Russian schoolgirls are taught to be «noble ladies» — Вёрстка