The effect of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Russian life is typically measured in terms of political opponents arrested, items in stores no longer available, or other “objective” figures. A more insidious and important metric, however, is its degradation of institutions. Nowhere is this degradation more apparent than in Russian schools, where Putin’s policies since February 2022 have fundamentally transformed the education of Russian children in ways that deeply impact children as they grow to adulthood and will be difficult to correct. Changes inside the Russian school system are extremely difficult to track, but a new study by independent experts suggests that the Kremlin’s insertion of propaganda in the curriculum may be having unintended results, producing increasingly cynical and alienated youths.
Putin’s Degradation of Education Increasing Cynicism Among Young Russians – Jamestown
