Source: Russian publication "Vyorstka"
Details: According to the publication, the course program consists of nine thematic blocks, with over five hours dedicated to "neo-Nazism" in Ukraine. Teachers will also be trained to "identify oppositional-minded children" and those whom they believe may have been "recruited" by foreign intelligence services.
The course description states that teachers should "instill in children's minds the readiness to live in the conditions of a hybrid war between the West and Russia," but to do so without a "straightforward approach," instead using "soft influence to help individuals start perceiving your viewpoint as their own."
Word for word: "A separate block of the course is dedicated to working with children of Ukrainian refugees and those studying in schools in 'historical territories of Russia' (occupied cities in Ukraine - ed.). Lecturer Alexey Lavrentyev, head of the 'Movement of the First' in the Kherson region, suggests not only providing them with psychological support but also 'reforming their identity anew, or rather, restoring their traditional Russian identity.'
Details: The publication notes that the re-education program was developed by the Ministry of Education of Russia. One of the methodological guides for school teachers states that children from Ukraine should acquire "socially significant skills" that Russian children possess.
The reason for resettlement from Ukraine is suggested to be explained as "the complication of geopolitical circumstances." During their time in school, a child's "Russian identity" is expected to be formed, as indicated in the course materials.
Background:
- At the beginning of March, media reported that Russian authorities had developed a comprehensive system for the "re-education" of children abducted from Ukraine. The documents state that Russian teachers are tasked with the "reorientation and establishment of Russian identity in the younger generation of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, as well as in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions."
- Russian educators are advised to tell deported children that their parents have died, even if there is no concrete evidence of this.