Russia’s education minister calls it “objective.” A new textbook teaches Ukrainian children that their occupied region is historically Russian
Two new textbooks, compulsory from 1 September for grades 5–7, recast Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson Oblasts as Russian soil.
Russia is set to introduce two new regional history textbooks in occupied Ukrainian schools starting September 1st, 2026. According to MOST, a Kherson-based outlet, these books portray the occupied Ukrainian regions as historically Russian. This move is part of Russia's broader campaign to erase Ukrainian identity and instill Russian ideology in occupied classrooms.
The textbooks, titled "History of Our Region: Donbas and Novorossiya," consist of two editions - one for grade 5 and another for grades 6-7. These will be compulsory in Russia's "new regions" as per the Ukrainian human rights center ZMINA. The Education Ministry in Russia describes the course as objective and a part of a unified history of Russia.
This comes as part of a Kremlin strategy to Russify occupied Ukraine's education, culture, and demographics.
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