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Inside Putin's push to rewrite Russian history in favor of his war in Ukraine
NBC News.com ^ | September 3, 2023 | Yuliya Talmazan

Posted on 09/03/2023 2:34:09 PM PDT by Timber Rattler

Russian high school seniors will return to classrooms this week to find history rewritten in the image of President Vladimir Putin.

A new textbook — churned out in just four months and touted as the first state effort to unify teaching of the subject since the Soviet era — echoes Kremlin propaganda justifying the war in Ukraine, the latest stage of a drive to shape the worldview of a new generation.

The book will be used by history teachers across the country, including in Russian occupied Ukrainian territories, to teach students in their final year of high school about the period from 1945 on.

They will read that the Kremlin’s “special military operation” is unifying society against an “ultranationalist” neighbor and its Western backers, who are to blame for instigating the conflict. Russian soldiers are profiled as heroes, with no mention of civilian casualties or war crime accusations. And it’s all in line with the country’s past, which has some of its harshest chapters presented in a softer light.

NBC News spoke with Russian history teachers — both former and active — about the push to teach a version of history that matches the Kremlin’s propaganda. Some expressed anger and dismay about the new textbook.

“From the teaching perspective, it’s very primitive and boring,” said Tamara Eidelman, 64, who taught history for 40 years in Moscow and runs a popular history channel on YouTube.

“From an ideological point of view, it’s simply poison,” she said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: globalistpropaganda; history; kremlin; nbcia; nbs; putin; reeducation; yuliyatalmazan
"Big Brother" Putin proves that Orwell was a prophet, once again.


1 posted on 09/03/2023 2:34:09 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
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To: Timber Rattler

Can’t you just imagine the outrage here in America if our public schools taught our children lies and propaganda?/s


2 posted on 09/03/2023 2:39:11 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: All

At least here in America we aren’t taught nonsense in our schools.


3 posted on 09/03/2023 2:42:26 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: Timber Rattler
The past is being rewritten so fast that you can't know what happened yesterday! Old Soviet joke
4 posted on 09/03/2023 2:51:02 PM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: Timber Rattler

Big Brother” Putin proves that Orwell was a prophet, once again.
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“Big Brother” Biden proves that Orwell was a prophet, once again.


5 posted on 09/03/2023 2:56:07 PM PDT by delta7
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To: eyeamok

Can’t you just imagine the outrage here in America if our public schools taught our children lies and propaganda?/s
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…..and boys in girls bathrooms are okay, men in woman’s sports is okay, chopping off your body parts to become the opposite sex is okay, all the while they can’t define what a woman is.


6 posted on 09/03/2023 2:59:09 PM PDT by delta7
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To: Timber Rattler

You’re posting NBC news as being factual and accurate about *anything*?

Lol.


7 posted on 09/03/2023 3:23:43 PM PDT by SecAmndmt (Cv19 vaccines are Phase 2 of the CCP bioweapon)
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To: escapefromboston

We didn’t used to be.


8 posted on 09/03/2023 3:30:44 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Timber Rattler

I remember going to schools where the teachers enjoyed talkig with the parents (mom and dad).

I remember when the teachers and parents all had their kids best interests at heart. Regardless of personal beliefs.

I remember when teachers and parents largely had the same common definitions of what was good and bad was, with respect to the kids.

I remember when teachers didn’t tell kids to hide whatthey were being taught from their parents.

Not that long ago.


9 posted on 09/03/2023 3:34:17 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Timber Rattler

Not my flag
Not my nation
Not Mr problem


10 posted on 09/03/2023 4:02:15 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Our Greatest Ally Evah)
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To: Timber Rattler

How much longer ol’ Vlad has left in him?
As was the case when ‘Uncle Joe’ died, within hours and days, every trace, letter, portrait, anythinv with a semblance was removed and destroyed, AND so went all the staff.


11 posted on 09/03/2023 4:14:08 PM PDT by Terry L Smith
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To: Timber Rattler

My daughter’s history books were written to twist the Vietnam War.

Probably the history books twist the history of many other wars...including the war on poverty...and many non-war events.


12 posted on 09/03/2023 4:36:38 PM PDT by spintreebob (ki .h Tg)
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To: eyeamok

LOL !


13 posted on 09/03/2023 4:39:23 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: delta7; Timber Rattler

Big Brother” Putin proves that Orwell was a prophet, once again.

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“Big Brother” Biden proves that Orwell was a prophet, once again.

>>>>>>>>>>>

“Big Brothers” Putin and Biden prove that Orwell was a prophet, once again.


14 posted on 09/03/2023 5:01:48 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE
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To: USA-FRANCE

Big Brothers” Putin and Biden prove that Orwell was a prophet, once again.
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Agreed.


15 posted on 09/03/2023 5:03:49 PM PDT by delta7
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To: Timber Rattler

NBC News ?!?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!

More Stalinazi globalist lies and propaganda.


16 posted on 09/03/2023 6:35:29 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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To: Timber Rattler

What is wrong with this history book? Is it incorrect or what?


17 posted on 09/03/2023 9:51:58 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: delta7

Biden is evil, but he is a Wormwood to Putin’s Mephisto


18 posted on 09/05/2023 7:28:40 AM PDT by Cronos (I identify as an ambulance, my pronounces are wee/woo)
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To: delta7

Both are evil - so do you support Putin making distortions?


19 posted on 09/05/2023 7:29:14 AM PDT by Cronos (I identify as an ambulance, my pronounces are wee/woo)
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