For this purpose, the ministry has prepared three surveys, each of which contains sections on spiritual and moral values, patriotism and the “Conversations about what is important” program. The creators of the survey want to know whether the teacher is a “guide in traditional Russian values” and also propose to evaluate the subject “Conversations about what is important.” They also want to know whether the classes discuss topics related to relations with Western countries and the “unity of Russian civilization.”
A new “patriotic test” in Russia. Students and teachers will receive special surveys
Students are also asked to recall history lessons and rate the characters of Lenin, Stalin and Brezhnev on a scale of 1 to 4.
Pedagogical students and young teachers are asked whether they consider themselves “patriots of their country”, whether they participate in patriotic campaigns and to what extent they are ready to engage in the patriotic education of children. In addition, pupils, students and teachers are asked about what social networks they use and whether they can verify information, including information from “foreign agents”.
According to the “Ostrożno, novosti” website, employees of educational institutions are to conduct the survey in the period from May 22 to June 8. Astra's source adds that employees of teaching universities have been obliged to report to the management on completing the survey. Students themselves receive a message with a survey, and surveys for students are sent by the class teacher.
Ideological indoctrination in Russian schools
After the start of full-scale war in Ukraine, ideological indoctrination intensified in Russian schools. Since September 2023, educational institutions have been holding propaganda “Conversations about what's important” with stories about the war in Ukraine and invitations to classes of participants of aggression, including former criminals and fighters of private military companies.
The authorities claim that such lessons are needed to “form students' love for their homeland, pride in their own country and patriotism.”
Schools also introduced a “Family Knowledge” course, which is formally classified as an extracurricular activity, but in fact it is compulsory. Classes are held once a week, often as the seventh or eighth lesson. During the lessons, students are convinced to sacrifice themselves for their country and have many children.
