June 1, 2026 | Lyrics June 1 is perhaps the most peaceful holiday on the calendar. Children's Day. First day of summer holidays. A day usually associated with concerts, games, ice cream and a carefree start to summer. But in many Russian regions, even on this day, war was brought to children. On Sakhalin, Children's Day was renamed "Children's Day" and a Lesson of Courage was held.

May 28, 2026 | Chronicles of Indoctrination The Public Chamber of Russia stated that the situation with fake veterans of the war against Ukraine “has become uncontrollable.” The “mummers” perform in schools and universities, collect money supposedly for humanitarian aid, and in case of criminal prosecution they ask the court to “show leniency towards the veteran.” The situation has reached the point where even the security forces cannot distinguish real participants in the war from impostors.

School holidays in Russian schools have long turned into platforms for militaristic, religious and political propaganda. This last call was no exception. The participation of military personnel, clergy and United Russia deputies has practically become a mandatory part of the ceremonial events. 🪖 One of the main “guests” of the holidays were participants in the war against Ukraine.

Russian authorities continue to turn additional admission points into a tool for involving teenagers in militarized projects. Now they have decided to integrate the control of drones into the GTO - the “Ready for Labor and Defense” complex.

In schools in the Krasnodar region, high school students are taught the course “Moral Foundations of Family Life” as part of extracurricular classes in “Family Studies.” Teachers advise teenagers to build a family according to the Domostroy model of the 16th century: the man is the head of the family, the woman is the “helper” and “keeper of the hearth.” A separate topic of the course is called “Women’s emancipation as a fight against God” - girls are actually not recommended to think about a

On May 18, Russian schools held the last lesson of this academic year, “Conversations about the Important,” dedicated to “traditional Russian spiritual and moral values.” The lesson actually became the final consolidation of the main themes of the whole year - patriotism, collectivism, service to the state and “the priority of the spiritual over the material.” Schoolchildren were explained that traditional values ​​help “to feel part of a single people, contribute to the strengthening of society

After the outbreak of a full-scale war against Ukraine, the Russian authorities are systematically turning military training into a mandatory part of the school curriculum. In 2023, military training was built into the life safety course, and from 2024, not only tenth-graders, but also eighth-graders are taken to them. ❗️The publication “That's So” published an investigation into how Russia is building a system of compulsory military training for schoolchildren and how much money is spent on it.

“Now there are few WWII veterans left. And they were replaced by young, brave guys, veterans of the Northern Military District,” - Kindergarten No. 44 I Berezniki. Before May 9, dozens of “Victory parades” were held in Russian kindergartens with the participation of preschoolers. The children were dressed in uniforms of different branches of the military, lined up in columns and given toy machine guns.

On Putin’s instructions, the government has developed a set of 41 measures to prevent “negative phenomena” among children and youth until 2030. Among them is the creation and development of school and student “cyber squads” and “media patrols” . Such associations, according to Rosmolodezh, have already been operating since 2023.

May 4, 2026 | Conversations about important things In Russian schools, a lesson “Talking about important things” was held , timed to coincide with Victory Day. Schoolchildren were told about the role of war songs - not as part of culture, but as one of the instruments that “helped to survive and preserve the spirit” during the war.

Novaya Gazeta Europe drew attention to the cool clock with that name. However, the scale turned out to be much larger - we are not talking about dozens of schools , but hundreds . We found these events in our Archive and found out that more than 200 schools in 13 regions of Russia took such lessons . They were held not only for high school students, but also for children in elementary grades - right up to first graders.

April 28, 2026 | Conversations about important things In Russian schools, another lesson “Conversations about important things” was held on the topic “What does it mean to work in a team?”, timed to coincide with May 1 - the Spring and Labor Day.

In recent years, Russian schools have ceased to be exclusively educational institutions and have become an important channel for the dissemination of state ideology. Through “patriotic” actions, propaganda activities, meetings with war participants and paramilitary games, children are daily conveyed loyalty to the state, militaristic values ​​and the “official” picture of the world.

The lesson was dedicated to ecology, waste recycling and healthy habits. However, the environmental agenda was reduced primarily to the personal discipline of schoolchildren, and not to the systemic causes of environmental pollution. It was explained to the students that “the state of the planet is the personal responsibility of each person,” since “the quality of life and the future of all humanity” depend on each person’s decisions.

On April 19, Russia will celebrate for the first time the Day of Remembrance of the victims of the “genocide of the Soviet people,” which Putin introduced at the end of last year. Formally, the date is dedicated to the events of World War II, but in Russian schools they decided to use it to justify the war against Ukraine.