pure madness of Putin´s ulus, "Russian" empire Builds Replica WWII Mock Prison Camp for Kids. “aggressive, militaristic politics of memory,”

[Litwin]

pure madness of Putin´s ulus, "Russian" empire Builds Replica WWII Prison Camp for Kids
what is next ?

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Karelia’s mock camp is the latest example of modern-day Russia’s efforts to pass on Soviet and wartime history to the next generation. President Vladimir Putin, who has long promoted patriotism as Russia’s sole national idea and established a military-patriotic youth movement in 2015, added patriotism and war history to the Russian school curriculum earlier this year.


Authorities are pursuing “aggressive, militaristic politics of memory,” historians who oppose the project told the U.S.-funded RFE/RL news outlet, which profiled the camp in March.


“War is not a children’s show, but a very serious thing,” Mikhail Goldenberg, director of the Karelia National Museum, told the outlet at the time.

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Russia Builds Replica WWII Prison Camp for Kids - The Moscow Times

The replica of a Finnish transfer camp was funded by a presidential grant for children’s patriotic education.

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[Litwin]

Russian Special Forces Show Fifth-Graders How to Beat Crowds - The Moscow Times

A special forces unit demonstrated its melee combat skills to elementary school students in central Russia last week, sparking outrage among parents, a local television station has reported.

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[JGalt]

That seems like a lot of trouble to go through, just to make make unruly children mind their parents.

We just tell them about the Boogieman, that usually gets their attention.