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Articles with tag "Children"

Sisters Returned From Ukraine to Russia With Qatar’s Help

The return came a day after Moscow repatriated eight Ukrainian children in a Qatari-mediated agreement.

Moscow Returns 8 Ukrainian Children With Qatari Mediation

Since 2023, Qatar has helped facilitate the return of dozens of Ukrainian children taken to Russia and occupied territories.
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‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’: A Schoolteacher’s Stand Against Russia’s Child Indoctrination

A documentary filmed by a Russian school events coordinator gives a rare look at how schools have become tools of state propaganda.
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‘The Real Truth’: Schools Across Russia Open Ukraine War Museums

Museums dedicated to the war are appearing in Russian schools as the state seeks to indoctrinate all generations with its wartime narrative.
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Russian Officials Booking Vacations for Disabled Children to Oil-Contaminated Black Sea Resorts

Federal officials have warned that areas impacted by last month’s oil spill will not fully recover and be safe for tourists until 2026.
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Vologda Becomes First Russian City to Introduce Patriotic Lessons for Kindergarteners

The lessons, called “Important Conversations,” were first introduced in schools in 2022 following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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I Went Undercover in Putin’s New ‘Pioneers’

The Movement of the First aims to engage children and teenagers in a worldview “based on traditional Russian values.” Its carefully crafted image is...
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For Russian Children, New Year’s Celebrations Transformed By War

This once-apolitical holiday has become another way to promote the Kremlin's wartime ideology to children as young as three years old.
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11 Russian Regions to Pay Female Students for Early Motherhood

The measures come as Russia tries to battle its demographic crisis through a variety of means.
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Moscow Returns 9 Ukrainian Children With Qatar’s Mediation

Qatar has facilitated the return of dozens of Ukrainian children taken to Russia or occupied territories since 2023.
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Police in Annexed Crimea Charge Woman Over 10-Year-Old Daughter’s ‘Pro-Ukraine’ Video

“Taking into account the age of the schoolgirl, her 38-year-old mother will be held administratively liable,” law enforcement officials said.
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Russia Takes Aim at 'Childfree' Ideology in Controversial Bid to Boost Birth Rates

Experts say that proposed legislation to ban “childfree propaganda” is “repressive” and fails to address the root causes of falling birth rates...
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Russia to Raise Maternity Subsidies in 2025 Amid Population Crisis

The program was set to end in 2026, but President Vladimir Putin extended it until 2030 during his re-election campaign earlier this year.
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Russian Schoolchildren Forced to Send Putin Birthday Wishes On-Camera

Photos showed similar flash mobs of schoolchildren in at least 11 Russian regions.
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Russia Returns 9 Ukrainian Children With Help From Qatar

Kyiv accuses Moscow of unlawfully taking over 19,000 Ukrainian children since the invasion, a claim the Russian authorities deny.
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Russian MPs Back Adoption Ban on Countries Allowing Gender Reassignment

MPs said they wanted to ensure that adopted Russian children would not go through gender reassignment abroad.
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Teenager Arrested After Attacking Classmates in Siberia’s Irkutsk Region

The incident follows a similar attack last week in Chelyabinsk, where another 13-year-old was arrested for injuring at least four people.
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Kremlin Revives Soviet-Style Youth Indoctrination as It Eyes ‘Forever War’ With Ukraine and the West

According to a source close to the Kremlin, the presidential administration is dusting off old Soviet practices and studying them closely.
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What Is Quadrobics, Russia’s Viral But Divisive Youth Subculture?

Quadrobics centers around impersonating animals by running on all fours. Not everyone is a fan.
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Russian Patriotic Youth Movement Plans North Korea Summer Camp Trip

The youth group’s trip will coincide with the reopening of passenger train service between Vladivostok and the North Korean city of Rason.
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