In Tatarstan, all employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were required to attend a special course “Fundamentals of Religious Studies and the Formation of Tolerant Consciousness”

Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tatarstan began to read a special course "Fundamentals of Religious Studies and the Formation of Tolerant Consciousness." According to the Trud newspaper, "siloviki intervene on duty in the sphere of interethnic and religious conflicts. To prevent them, you need to know the legal foundations of religious activity in Russia, the canons of world religions. Religious and legal educational program is designed for seven months. It is mandatory the entire personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will pass: from leaders to an ordinary traffic police and patrol service.

Sources

• Ukhov E. Policemen will be taught tolerance // Labor. 2006. October 17.