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…
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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.