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Russian schools to introduce military training and drone lessons

The Russian education system has undergone changes. Military training lessons have been incorporated into the curriculum, and lessons in "The Basics of Life Safety" have been replaced with lessons in "The Basics of Safety and Homeland Defence."

Military training in Russian schools. A new subject has been introduced.
Military training in Russian schools. A new subject has been introduced.
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Kamila Gurgul

2 September 2024 20:19

As reported by the Tass agency, this change will take effect with the school year beginning in 2024 and will affect 18.5 million students. Starting in the fifth grade, students will participate in lessons that include military training, crisis management, cybersecurity, and activities aimed at protecting civilians.

Classes for grades 8-11 students will include tactical, firefighting, engineering, medical, and technical training. The youth will gain knowledge about the construction of firearms and army regulations, as well as how to handle an AKM rifle, a hand grenade, and the building of shelters. Russian Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov told the portal "Argumenty and Fakty" that some classes will take place in the training centres of the Russian army "Avangard."

The educational portal Repit notes that the lessons' goal is " to instil patriotism, teach students first aid skills, and ensure quick navigation in emergency situations." After finishing school, students will be able to "join the ranks of homeland defenders, having already acquired basic knowledge that will help them adapt more quickly to military service."

Changes in Russian schools

Classes on designing and using unmanned aerial vehicles have been added to the curriculum. The official newspaper of the Russian Duma, "Parlamentskaya Gazeta," reported in May 2024 that over 2,500 teachers have already undergone training in this regard.

The newspaper Novye Izvestia reported that drone lessons will be conducted in over 500 schools and 30 higher education institutions. The trained teachers, working with children, will be able to ensure the integration of unmanned air systems with general and secondary vocational education programmes (…) and direct (children—editor's note) to further education in their interest.

The BBC reported that curriculum changes in Russian schools have been occurring since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022. There has been a tradition of raising the Russian flag, meetings with veterans of the "special operation," as the war in Ukraine is called in Russia, and the addition of ideological class hours called "Talks on Important Matters."

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