Some years have passed since the appearance of the Historical and Cultural Standard (ИКС) for teaching Russian history. It has significantly changed the…
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Centenary of the Great Russian Revolution of 1917
In Russia, the October Revolution of 1917 is not celebrated for more than a quarter of a century. However, the centennial anniversary of 1917 cannot be circumvented – 1917 and the subsequent events, which are now commonly called the “Great Russian Revolution.”
The Cold War: Memory and Forgetfulness
Thus, the Russian authorities are trying to build a patriotic collective memory and identity on the basis of the history of the Great Patriotic War. The Cold War is on the path to oblivion.
Exam under Examination: Zigzags in Russia (ЕГЭ)
The Unified State Examination (ЕГЭ) has become the most significant reform in the teaching of history in schools. The USE has affected the entire society of the Russian Federation. The new system…
Memory Studies “Boom” in Russia
Memory Studies. Thirty years ago, Russian historiography was in the grip of the state’s regulation of the Communist ideology and seriously lagged behind the development of Western European and North American historical thinking. All attempts by some historians to move beyond the Marxist-Leninist …
The Colosseum! What else left over from history education?
The reform of history education in Russia aimed at promoting the growth of interest in history, the formation of critical thinking, and the emergence of solid knowledge about the country’s history and world history. Much has already been achieved. Nevertheless, one cannot …
War in Russian history is more than just a war
In a recent discussion with history teachers about the present challenges of teaching history at school, I found that they did not describe the main burden as the increasing administrative burden and the number of reports they were being …
Stalingrad, and the Politics of Historical Memory in Russia
The past forms a significant part of the collective identity of modern Russians. Just recently Vladimir Putin suggested renaming Volgograd as Stalingrad, the most controversial figure in twentieth-century Russian history.