{"id":266822,"date":"2023-10-21T11:09:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T08:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=266822"},"modified":"2023-10-21T11:10:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T08:10:33","slug":"russia-indoctrinates-the-younger-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/russia-indoctrinates-the-younger-generation","title":{"rendered":"The Russian Regime is Indoctrinating the Younger Generation. How Will Ukraine Respond?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Ukraine Crisis Media Center hosted a briefing on <strong>&#8220;Putinjugend: Militarisation of School Education in Russia&#8221;.<\/strong> Full an in-depth look, read the full analysis <a href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/back-to-the-future\">here<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-uacrisis-org wp-block-embed-uacrisis-org\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Rx2OGc26DJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/back-to-the-future\">Back to the Future: Russia&#8217;s School Kids Return to Soviet-Style Military Training<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Back to the Future: Russia&#8217;s School Kids Return to Soviet-Style Military Training&#8221; &#8212; Uacrisis.org\" src=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/back-to-the-future\/embed#?secret=Rx2OGc26DJ\" data-secret=\"Rx2OGc26DJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the event, Volodymyr Solovyan, the moderator and a senior analyst at UCMC&#8217;s Hybrid Influence Analysis Group, highlighted the often-underappreciated issue of propaganda within Russian school education. He stressed the broad spectrum of threats that encompass more than just the promotion of militarization among Russian youth.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cAround 800,000 students leave Russian schools every year. Half of them are potential soldiers who can join the occupation contingent on the territory of Ukraine, and this is a subject of study for Ukraine from a security point of view,&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> the senior analyst stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/QTPNps-6pQVWkROyDGwnF6fotcMlR6STVTonaVaCf3fcJAyttitrmeX14xHlQM8DQUCoFOylCriCiY15XgGIMDQm_Ieqhi4KZcT3f2PuSn8qPZhmTHEudYomygeO8P9gSve-CiXENEpJidCSYqfXW24\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Wickham, an analyst at UCMC&#8217;s Hybrid Influence Analysis Group, shared an alarming example of a distorted Russian history textbook for 11th graders. However, he emphasized that the indoctrination of Russian children doesn&#8217;t stop there, likening it to a method employed by dictatorial regimes throughout history, such as the Hitler Youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/dJa0MXeCF3WcKJtd-H1EMpPClFJZjkNGEsqiLfmrlQOd7kXnN7atW336v-i_e7a5448CuO1wgBYGLTGuV662ssmkm7DSRKWM3OBu-0njqY3Vizpg9vPtU9jt_LQN0T6dYhn3vgW9FgS0zpvY8MXra7s\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;This is a common method for dictatorial regimes,&#8221; <\/em><\/strong>said UCMC&#8217;s analyst. <strong><em>&#8220;The Hitler Youth, for example, served to indoctrinate German youth with Nazi narratives and prepare them for military service in Germany.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Serhii Terepyshchyi, a Professor of Social Philosophy and Educational Policy at Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University, delved into the topic of intellectual responsibility and the promotion of national narratives worldwide. He highlighted Russia&#8217;s extensive efforts in propaganda, not only in schools but also in higher education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/aIp3OITAqDmb-TOeWLZ4sBR3o2obZlOW_I4XlFNEePm-1Iceeh1DNqykF3st_BTmJnF8y9tf_XjI2kAMjGWYBXFzmiEK1bdSgal27rFFT7h8hUZs2mItYZHFZCNdZvoeBtk5QcdwxLSq7KXwbUtRraw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Terepyshchyi stressed that Ukraine needs to invest in its own global narrative to effectively counter Russian myth-making.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The expert believes that Ukrainians should explain why Russia is indoctrinating and what its true goals are: <strong><em>&#8220;In fact, the Russian empire is an illusion that needs to be dispelled by research and constant investment in the information product.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/north-korean-rus-the-image-of-the-dprk-in-russian-propaganda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cNorth Korean Rus\u201d: The Image of the DPRK in Russian Propaganda<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/back-to-the-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Back to the Future: Russia\u2019s School Kids Return to Soviet-Style Military Training<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/yerevan-vyslyzaye-z-orbity-kremlya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Is Yerevan \u201cslipping\u201d out of the Kremlin\u2019s orbit?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/kremlin-s-shady-horses-tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kremlin\u2019s Shady Horses: Tim Anderson. Anti-imperialist, Russian imperialism supporter and an anti-semite<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine Crisis Media Center hosted a briefing on &#8220;Putinjugend: Militarisation of School Education in Russia&#8221;. Full an in-depth look, read the full analysis here During the event, Volodymyr Solovyan, the moderator and a senior analyst at UCMC&#8217;s Hybrid Influence Analysis Group, highlighted the often-underappreciated issue of propaganda within Russian school education. 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