All Posts Tagged With: "Russian history"
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
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
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