All Posts Tagged With: "education"
Pro-Putin Book of Children’s Poetry Released
A children’s book of poems entitled “Putinyata” has been released by a publishing house in the Russian city of Saratov.
Oct 30, 2009 | Continued
Russian Teacher Fired For Protesting
School officials in Nizhny Novgorod have pressured a local history teacher to either resign or be fired after the teacher was arrested at a recent demonstration.
Feb 12, 2009 | Continued
Tatars Stand Up for their Ancestors’ Honor
Residents of the Republic of Tatarstan, upset at a textbook depicting their ancestors as “monsters,” have lost their case before a Moscow city court.
Jul 1, 2008 | Continued
Day-Care Centers Losing their Buildings in Russia
Children’s rights activists described an alarming situation where private companies are evicting day-cares and schools and using their buildings for commercial ventures.
May 13, 2008 | Continued
Academics Protest Closure of European University at St. Petersburg
A group of prominent Russian academics have written an open letter in support of the University, which has been closed for a month for what many believe to be political reasons.
Mar 11, 2008 | Continued
Russian Region Discovers “Emo” Subculture
The Department of Education of the Nizhny-Novgorod oblast has started a campaign to combat the “emo” subculture, which they claim leads to teen suicide.
Feb 13, 2008 | Continued
Russian University Closed Over Electoral Monitoring Course
A top Russian University has been shut by Russian authorities for claims that its buildings pose a “fire risk”. University staff believe the real reason for its closure is an electoral monitoring program offered at the school.
Feb 12, 2008 | Continued
A Civic and Patriotic Youth
New textbooks slated for Russian classrooms are based on the controversial “Books For Teachers,” written by Aleksandr Filippov. The author has been criticized for white-washing Soviet-era repressions, and writing what amounts to propaganda about the Putin administration.
Dec 27, 2007 | Continued
Putin’s History Books
The Washington Post has a depressing account of how the Putin administration is bringing his cult of personality and campaign of misinformation to Russia’s children. The old joke about the USSR, that it was a “country with an uncertain past” can now be revived. We believe in a strong Russia, but not an isolated, xenophobic, […]
Jul 20, 2007 | Continued