By March, the presidential administration plans to prepare a training course for students entitled "Fundamentals and Principles of Russian Statehood," writes Kommersant.
The course is part of the Kremlin's "DNA of Russia" project, which, according to Kommersant, is a full-fledged reform of higher education in the humanities. Its organizer is Deputy Head of the Ministry of Education and Science Grigory Gurov, and its leader is Alexander Kharichev, head of the presidential department for ensuring the activities of the State Council. As part of the course, the Russian authorities plan to "set the worldview accents" of students, as well as instill in them national values determined by Russian officials.
So, students will be told about the emergence of the Russian state and its traditions. According to Kommersant, the course also includes a block codenamed "Russia and the Outside World." From it, students should learn why Russia "has always had to withstand pressure from a variety of external opponents." The course will have to be studied by all students, regardless of the specialty.
After the outbreak of the war, the Russian authorities began to impose their point of view not only through the media, but also through education. This is how “Talk about the Important” appeared in schools, an extracurricular activity in which “patriotic values” are instilled in children. Class attendance is voluntary, but the media has repeatedly reported that students and their parents are threatened if they do not attend.
