 The textbook also claims Russian forces 'under no circumstances' shell residential neighbourhoods in Ukraine, and tries to convince pupils there has been a 'rebirth of Nazism'. It also states destabilising Russia is the 'fixed idea' of the West. But in the 29 page chapter dedicated to the war in the Ukraine, the death of more than 250,000 soldiers is hardly mentioned. Putin's original claim the invasion would only last a matter of days is also not mentioned. Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky said the new book makes it 'easier' for young Russians to understand history (Picture: AFP via Getty Images) Pupils will be tested on all the content in state exams. The aim is to ram home 'the tasks of demilitarisation and de-Nazification' in Ukraine, 'so that schoolchildren are convinced that this is really the case', said education minister Sergei Kravtsov. 'Af){kind=link}
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Russian children will be examined on war propaganda and a ‘completely revised’ history of the world from a new textbook.
The new book, titled ‘Ukraine is a neo-Nazi state’, will be incorporated into Russia’s curriculum from September.
Children will be forced to learn Ukraine is an ‘ultra-nationalist state’ where ‘dissent is severely persecuted’ and ‘opposition is prohibited’.