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Articles with tag "Education"

opinion Angelina Trefilova

Press Freedom in Russia Is at an All-Time Low. So Is Its Journalism Education.

Press freedom is often framed as a struggle between journalists and the state. But the problem also lies with dishonest journalism professors.
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Silence or Jail: Teens Targeted in Russia’s Wartime Political Crackdown

Schoolchildren who voice anti-war views are increasingly pressured, from teachers reporting them to the authorities and interrogations to being jailed...
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In Occupied Ukraine, Russia's Security Forces Target Schools for Recruitment

The recruitment drives come as Russia faces a growing shortage of law enforcement personnel.
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In Russia's Universities, Anti-War Voices Are Silenced. But Resistance Remains.

With public resistance to the war nearly impossible, some students still find ways to express their opposition and fight for their rights.
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‘Together Forever’: Russian Schoolchildren Mark 11 Years Since Crimea Annexation With Patriotic Activities

Across Russia, schoolchildren of all ages are taking part in anniversary events that follow the Kremlin's version of the annexation.
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For Indigenous Families in Russia, Keeping Language Alive Is an Impossible Task

In Russia's ethnic republics, erasure facilitated by Kremlin-dictated policy has many fearing for the future of their Indigenous languages.
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‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’: A Schoolteacher’s Stand Against Russia’s Child Indoctrination

A documentary filmed by a Russian school events coordinator gives a rare look at how schools have become tools of state propaganda.
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opinion Sergey Chernyshov

Russia’s Education System Is Capable of Resistance When They Want To Be

The story of a school in Barnaul shows that teachers can stand up against the state if they work together. But the problem is, they often don't.
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‘The Real Truth’: Schools Across Russia Open Ukraine War Museums

Museums dedicated to the war are appearing in Russian schools as the state seeks to indoctrinate all generations with its wartime narrative.
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Kremlin Revives Soviet-Style Youth Indoctrination as It Eyes ‘Forever War’ With Ukraine and the West

According to a source close to the Kremlin, the presidential administration is dusting off old Soviet practices and studying them closely.
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Russia Develops ‘Spiritual' Psychology University Course

The psychology course is expected to train future mental health professionals how to instill traditional conservative values in their patients.
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Wikimedia Russia Shuts Down Amid 'Foreign Agent' Threats

Russia’s communications regulator has accused Wikipedia of allowing the spread of “false” and “unreliable” information about the war in Ukraine...
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Russia Tracks Academics With Foreign Contacts as Treason Cases Rise – Reports

“I’ve dealt with similar tasks in the past, but this is the first time I’ve come across lists of this scale,” an official told the Mozhem Obyasnit...
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In Search of Sanctuary: The Charities Helping Ukrainian and Russian Academics to Escape

Hundreds of academics and researchers in science and the arts have fled Ukraine, Russia and Belarus since the start of the war.
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Russian Mercenary Convicted for Murder Speaks at School – Reports

Alexander Raspravin was welcomed as a local hero with war stories from Russia’s nearly 20-month invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia Bans Central European University as ‘Undesirable’ Org

The Vienna-based university is accused of working to shape an “anti-Russian agenda” in the global media.
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Russia to Hike Spending on ‘Patriotic Education’ Fourfold – RBC

A total of $450 million will be allocated toward various youth movements, school officials engaged in “patriotic” education, state insignia, and monitoring...
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opinion Jade McGlynn

Russia Is Preparing the Next Generation to Die for Their Country

It’s hard to escape the impression that the clubs Russian children have to join are doing anything other than teaching them to kill or be killed.
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'Advocating for War is Wrong': Russian Teachers Resign Over Refusal to Allow Ukraine Veterans in Class

The incident reflects the dilemma facing Russian teachers who wish to keep politics out of the classroom.
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Russian University Fires Opposition Activist Galyamina Over 'Foreign Agent' Status

Yulia Galyamina was returned to her position at RANEPA following a court battle over a previous dismissal, but the university on Tuesday fired her again...
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