6/3/2023 – Russia’s use of ‘education’ to destroy Ukrainian identity in occupied Ukraine is cultural genocide, study finds

Mariupol school ’opens’ under Russian occupation Photo Viktoria Roshchyna

From Human Rights in Ukraine by Halya Coynash:

The Institute for Mass Information probed the methods, and the false terminology, Russia uses to try to eradicate Ukrainian identity and convince young Ukrainians that they are ‘Russian’

Instead of simply dismissing Russian president Vladimir Putin’s extraordinary claim on 24 February 2022 that Russia’s full-scale invasion was aimed at the so-called ‘denazification of Ukraine’, an important study has probed what exactly is meant by ‘denazification’ and how this is supposed to be achieved. The Institute for Mass Information [IMI] explains that their research was prompted by numerous statements from pro-Kremlin politicians and officials linking such ‘denazification’ with the inculcation of Russian education in occupied parts of Ukraine. It is clear from Russia’s determination to instal Russian curriculum, Russian textbooks and ‘Russian world’ ideology in Ukraine that its real aim, whatever dishonest terminology it uses, is to destroy Ukrainian identity and convince young Ukrainians that they are ‘Russians’. The authors suggest that Russia’s attempts to foist Russian education on occupied Ukrainian territory should be viewed as cultural genocide….

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One response to “6/3/2023 – Russia’s use of ‘education’ to destroy Ukrainian identity in occupied Ukraine is cultural genocide, study finds”

  1. Heavenly Father, Your word says that You thwart the plans of the evil-doer! Thwart these plans to indoctrinate the Ukraine children with lies!

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