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Articles with tag "Education"

opinion Valery Panyushkin

Russia Faces Declining Numbers of Schoolchildren. What Did the Kremlin Expect?

The past decade saw a growing number of targeted groups created in Russia. Of course that made having children unappealing.
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Russian Students Start School Year Marked by Surveillance, War Veterans and Anti-Migrant Measures

Students going back to school will find their classrooms transformed once again by the war in Ukraine.
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In Photos: Russian Students Begin New School Year Marked by Big Changes in Education Policy

Students across Russia mark Sept. 1, the traditional first day of the new school year, with flowers and festivities.
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opinion Yan Levchenko

Prioritizing Veterans and Widows in University Admissions Is About Control, Not Social Mobility

What looks like an attempt to reward people for their sacrifice will install voices loyal to the Kremlin to pacify potentially restive institutions.
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Russia Bans Educational Nonprofit International Baccalaureate

The Prosecutor General’s Office accused IBO of “distorting well-known facts, spreading anti-Russian propaganda and fomenting interethnic discord.”...
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What Happens When Your University Is Banned in Russia?

Yale and Brigham Young Universities were recently blacklisted in Russia. The fate of another U.S. college could show what that means.
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Russian Developers Urge Ban on Microsoft Windows for School Exams

The developers argue that this approach violates a presidential decree that prohibits the use of foreign software by government institutions and their...
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Russia Removes Peace Symbol from School Textbook Cover

The image of the dove of peace has been replaced by an illustration of the 1975 docking of the Soviet Soyuz and American Apollo spacecraft.
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Mariupol Children Undergo Pro-Russian Indoctrination at St. Petersburg ‘Wellness Camps’

Billed as health and wellness retreats, the camps teach children to develop respect and love for the country that occupies their home city.
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Russia Slams Former Soviet Republics for ‘Distorted’ School History Textbooks

The comments come amid a broader push by the Kremlin to reassert its influence over historical narratives in the former Soviet sphere.
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Russia to Drop Ukrainian Language From School Curriculum – Kommersant

The Education Ministry cited the “changed geopolitical situation” as the reason for its decision.
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Russia to Increase University Places for North Korean Students, Cultural Diplomacy Agency Says

The statement comes as Russian university students are facing a significant rise in tuition fees.
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In Occupied Ukraine, the Kremlin Is Grooming the Next Generation of Pro-Russian Bloggers

Russian authorities are launching media schools and promoting the neo-imperial ideology of the “Russian World” to teens in the occupied regions.
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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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