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Russia under Putin lost nearly half its schools — war propaganda fills the rest

Closures driven by per-pupil funding that made smaller rural schools unviable far outpaced demographic decline. Since 2022, all remaining schools hold mandatory weekly classes on Russian "traditional…

• Russia's school system halved from 68,800 to 38,000 schools between 2000 and 2026.
• Pupils per school increased from 300 to 470 as closures disproportionately affected rural areas.
• Private schools constitute only 2.5% of the total, rising amidst the school system's contraction.

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