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Russian High Schoolers Could Be Tasked With Identifying War Participants and Giving Gifts as History Assignment
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Russian high school students could be asked to identify participants in Russia’s war in Ukraine living in their community and give them small gifts as an out-of-class history assignment, Verstka reported on December 22.
The outlet said the proposal is contained in a 65-page set of methodological recommendations titled “Effective Use of Unified State Textbooks” for high schoolers’ history classes, published on the “Unified Content of General Education”.
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In a section describing extracurricular work intended to reinforce values “linked to service and empathy,” the recommendations offer teachers a sample task instructing students to “find out whether there are participants in the ‘ special military operation ’ in your locality,” assemble a small gift such as food, flowers, or themed cards, present it for the nearest holiday, ask whether additional help is needed, and then write a short essay explaining whom they helped, how, and with what result.
The recommendations also suggest that history teachers, when covering the topic “Portrait Against the Backdrop of an Era” and aiming to “form students’ moral consciousness,” should ask pupils questions about interpretations of patriotism by Ivan Ilyin, a philosopher described as favored by Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Earlier, it was reported that Russia plans to double the number of Yunarmiya military-patriotic centers in occupied Ukrainian territories to expand training and ideological influence on children.
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