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Sergei Mironov, leader of the “A Just Russia” party, said that participants in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should work with schoolchildren on a regular basis as part of basic military training classes, sharing their frontline experience, Kommersant reported, according to The Moscow Times on November 25.
The idea of routinely involving combat veterans in teaching was endorsed by all attendees and will be submitted to the government.
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Yury Zavizionov, head of the 6th Guards Tank Army veterans’ council, argued that returning soldiers acting as instructors should not be limited in how they describe violence.
“In schools he could talk about people, about how hard it was to fight, and he shouldn’t hesitate to recount battle episodes, even frightening ones—how arms and legs were torn off. Some say this will have a negative psychological impact, but schoolchildren will understand,” he said, as reported by The Moscow Times.
Participants also voiced dissatisfaction with what they see as the insufficient current involvement of “SVO heroes” in shaping youth education.
Basic military training was reinstated in schools in 2023 at Mironov’s initiative. He previously insisted that these lessons be taught by veterans of the war against Ukraine, both to strengthen “patriotic upbringing” and provide jobs for soldiers returning from the front. However, the council noted that this has yet to become widespread or mandatory.
The training is part of the subject “Fundamentals of Security and Defense of the Motherland,” taught in grades 10 and 11, which covers drill exercises, first aid, coordinated group actions, and instruction in handling rifles and hand grenades.
Earlier, Russia’s State Duma approved a new law toughening penalties for sabotage, adopting it in both the second and third readings, the government’s website reported on November 11. The measure introduces criminal responsibility for sabotage starting at age 14, removes any statute of limitations for such offenses, and allows for a life sentence in cases involving “inducing minors to engage in sabotage.”
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