Prosecutors called Shaninka's Liberal Arts program "destroying traditional values"; The Ministry of Internal Affairs became interested in the teaching of Shulman, Yudin and Haase

Arts The Moscow prosecutor's office demanded that Shaninka "eliminate violations of education legislation" in the program of the Faculty of Liberal . Kommersant was told about this by the university’s press service.

The prosecutor's office conducted an inspection of the faculty in the fall of 2021. According to representatives of Shaninka, “a significant part” of the department’s claims are related to “the preparation of documents and the posting of information on the website.”

The prosecutor's submission also mentioned that Liberal Arts programs are aimed at "destructing the traditional values ​​of Russian society and distorting history." a similar letter in March RANEPA received because of its Liberal arts program .

Shaninka’s press service added that the Ministry of Internal Affairs asked them for documents about the work of “several teachers,” without giving their names or other details. The university plans to “provide the documents they are asked to provide in accordance with legal requirements.”

According to Kommersant’s unnamed interlocutor at the university, the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ request refers to ten teachers, including political scientist Ekaterina Shulman, sociologists Grigory Yudin and Konstantin Gaaz, and historian Ilya Budraitskis. From Shaninka, according to him, they demanded their employment contract, salary transactions, time sheets and other documents.

Kommersant’s interlocutor noted that these scientists had nothing to do with the Liberal arts program , but at the same time “spoke critically about the current Russian government.”