NVP returns

On July 6, 2005, the State Duma of the Russian Federation immediately adopted in the second and third readings amendments to the laws “On Military Duty and Military Service” and “On Education”, which, after approval by the Federation Council and the President, return to school from September 1, 2005 compulsory lessons of initial military training (CVT) in grades 10-11.

Member of the Defense Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Nikolai Bezborodov, who presented the law at the meeting, said that all high school boys will be required to receive “initial knowledge about the defense of the state, about the military duty of citizens.”

Until recently, studying the basics of military service at school was optional, with the consent of students and their parents. It is assumed that military training will be taught by “Fundamentals of Life Safety” (Life Safety) teachers, and this subject will be “preceded” by CVP. N. Bezborodov emphasized that subsequently he would like “new education standards to provide for the teaching of the basics of military service as a separate subject.”

The pedagogical community assessed the introduction of CVP negatively. As Leonid Perlov, a teacher at Moscow Lyceum No. 1525, told Gazeta.Ru, the law “is not secured either legally or materially and is pedagogically meaningless.” In addition, its implementation “will cause serious harm to children - both in terms of the militarization of their consciousness, and as a direct threat to life.” “This is another step towards our Ministry of Defense’s attempt to solve its problems through education,” Moscow City Duma deputy Evgeniy Bunimovich noted to the Vremya Novostei newspaper.

In addition, mandatory mandatory military training violates the rights of those wishing to undergo alternative civilian service: it becomes almost impossible for a conscript to prove that he cannot take up arms. In addition, if pacifist aspirations can be “respected when conscripted into the army,” writes the online publication Grani.Ru, “then every schoolchild should strive for military knowledge and skills on an equal basis with others. Otherwise, his certificate may be hopelessly spoiled (especially if he does assessment on the NVP with a priority score characterizing civic maturity)" .

On July 13, 2005, the Federation Council of the Russian Federation approved amendments to the laws “On Military Duty and Military Service” and “On Education.”

Sources

• Militarism on the march // Portal "Human Rights in Russia". 2005. July 7.
• Lemutkina M. War on schedule // Gazeta.Ru. 2005. July 7.
• Vasilenko K. Doubling the gross national product // Time of news. 2005. July 7.
• Dark V. Let's take new rifles // Grani.Ru. 2005. July 7.
• The Federation Council of the Russian Federation made NVP a compulsory school subject // Gazeta.Ru. 2005. July 13.