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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.

Russia Develops ‘Spiritual' Psychology University Course

The psychology course is expected to train future mental health professionals how to instill traditional conservative values in their patients.

Wikimedia Russia Shuts Down Amid 'Foreign Agent' Threats

Russia’s communications regulator has accused Wikipedia of allowing the spread of “false” and “unreliable” information about the war in Ukraine...

Russia Tracks Academics With Foreign Contacts as Treason Cases Rise – Reports

“I’ve dealt with similar tasks in the past, but this is the first time I’ve come across lists of this scale,” an official told the Mozhem Obyasnit...

In Search of Sanctuary: The Charities Helping Ukrainian and Russian Academics to Escape

Hundreds of academics and researchers in science and the arts have fled Ukraine, Russia and Belarus since the start of the war.

Russian Mercenary Convicted for Murder Speaks at School – Reports

Alexander Raspravin was welcomed as a local hero with war stories from Russia’s nearly 20-month invasion of Ukraine.

Russia Bans Central European University as ‘Undesirable’ Org

The Vienna-based university is accused of working to shape an “anti-Russian agenda” in the global media.

Russia to Hike Spending on ‘Patriotic Education’ Fourfold – RBC

A total of $450 million will be allocated toward various youth movements, school officials engaged in “patriotic” education, state insignia, and monitoring...

opinion Jade McGlynn

Russia Is Preparing the Next Generation to Die for Their Country

It’s hard to escape the impression that the clubs Russian children have to join are doing anything other than teaching them to kill or be killed.

'Advocating for War is Wrong': Russian Teachers Resign Over Refusal to Allow Ukraine Veterans in Class

The incident reflects the dilemma facing Russian teachers who wish to keep politics out of the classroom.

Russian University Fires Opposition Activist Galyamina Over 'Foreign Agent' Status

Yulia Galyamina was returned to her position at RANEPA following a court battle over a previous dismissal, but the university on Tuesday fired her again...

Russian Universities Admit 8.5K Ukraine War Veterans and Their Children

Putin in 2022 ordered a 10% university admission quota for war veterans and their children, granting them priority and clearing them of entrance exams...

Students in Russia, Ukraine and Occupied Territories Head Back to School

Children marked Knowledge Day for the second time since the start of the war.

Moscow’s Higher School of Economics to Fund War Veterans’ Education

Those who fight in Ukraine and their family members will qualify for an all-expenses-paid education.

1 in 3 Students Looking to Leave Russia – Survey

More than 500 universities, including 30 in occupied Ukrainian territories, were involved in the poll conducted on behalf of the Kremlin.

Major Russian University Urges Students to Report 'Suspicious' Classmates

Russian authorities have repeatedly claimed that Ukraine and the West were recruiting young Russians to stage attacks in their home country.

opinion Leonid Gozman

The Tragedy of Designating Russia's Free University 'Undesirable'

How a unique experiment in free education drew the ire of the Russian government.

In Photos: Russian High Schoolers Undergo Basic Military, First Aid Training

Russia added military training to its school curriculum following the invasion of Ukraine in a controversial move.

Student Expelled for Anti-War Stance Wins Payout From Russian University

A Russian court has ordered a St. Petersburg university to pay compensation to a student expelled for his anti-war stance.

Russian Students Taught Arm-Raising Salute to Patriotic Song

Independent media made comparisons between the fist-raising video and a salute performed by the Hitler Youth.

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