Putin writes a fiction book and is to give free copies to every schoolchild in Russia. - Polidicks

[quote]Critics said it appeared to be a fresh attempt to rehabilitate the country's Soviet past. Detailed guidelines for the new standardised work were approved by the Russian Historical Society two weeks ago and are now awaiting endorsement from the Kremlin. Vladimir Ryzhkov, a historian, radio host and liberal politician, denounced the project as something that "could have been written by the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's classic 1984". From the 80 pages of guidelines, Mr Ryzhkov said, it was clear that the new textbook was "highly politicised and grossly distorts the historical facts. Like the textbooks tailored to serve the interests of the Tsar and Soviet leaders, the new textbook furthers the interests of Putin and his inner circle". The authors of the guidelines write: "During his first and second presidential terms, Vladimir Putin managed to stabilise the situation in the country after the chaos of the 1990s and strengthen the 'vertical of power'"- a euphemism for unquestioned centralised control. His return to the presidency in 2012, which triggered the largest street protests in Russia since the Soviet period, is praised for providing "continuity of rule". There is no mention of those protests, nor of the 2004 Beslan attack or the national trauma of the sinking of the Kursk submarine in 2000. The guidelines fail to mention Stalin's pact with Nazi Germany before the Second World War and present the deaths of millions of people in famines, war and purges as the necessary cost of "Stalinist socialism". The strengths and achievements of the Soviet Union are emphasised, but there is little explanation for its rapid collapse in 1991. Further back, the vindictive, violent reign of Ivan the Terrible is praised as a period of reforms, while the immense human cost of Peter the Great's "modernisation" goes unmentioned. Mark Von Hagen, a historian specialising in Russia and Ukraine at Arizona State University in the US, said: "Putin's blessing of any national high school project will mark a new version of old Soviet imperial practice." Dmitri Peskov, Mr Putin's spokesman, denied accusations that the textbook was designed to burnish Mr Putin's reputation and use the past to justify his authoritarian approach. "One cannot rewrite history," he said. "On the contrary, we consistently stand against attempts to falsify the history." Mr Putin said in February he wanted to clear up the "absolutely unacceptable" confusion spread by the use of 65 different history textbooks in schools.[/quote] [url]http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/putin-writes-history-out-of-textbooks/story-fnb64oi6-1226764313344#[/url] [url]http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/28/21646751-is-vladimir-putin-rewriting-russias-history-books[/url] [url]http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/18/us-russia-history-idUSBRE9AH0JK20131118[/url]

So the russian version of Mein Kampf? [editline]28th November 2013[/editline] shit I just offended myself

[QUOTE=Plaster;43011018]So the russian version of Mein Reich? [editline]28th November 2013[/editline] shit I just offended myself[/QUOTE] Mein [B]Kampf. [/B] It was also a political book directly expressing Hitler's views, and not a piece of fiction.

[QUOTE=Dr.Critic;43011045]Mein [B]Kampf. [/B] It was also a political book directly expressing Hitler's views, and not a piece of fiction.[/QUOTE] Oops sorry, got confused because doing homework and browsing fp isn't a really good idea. Fixed.

Because what we all know the what the next generation needs - revisionist history! Yes, let's attempt to drown our shameful pasts out with lies of omission and blatantly propagandize the children.

[QUOTE=FreakyMe;43011080]Because what we all know the what the next generation needs - revisionist history! Yes, let's attempt to drown our shameful pasts out with lies of omission and blatantly propagandize the children.[/QUOTE] like how my history class squarely blames Germany for ww1 and not massive imperialism [editline]28th November 2013[/editline] good to know that Putin is as bad as I thought he was

[QUOTE=Sableye;43011770]like how my history class squarely blames Germany for ww1 and not massive imperialism [editline]28th November 2013[/editline] good to know that Putin is as bad as I thought he was[/QUOTE] how does it blame germany? that doesn't even really make sense.

[QUOTE=FreakyMe;43011080]Because what we all know the what the next generation needs - revisionist history! Yes, let's attempt to drown our shameful pasts out with lies of omission and blatantly propagandize the children.[/QUOTE] oh boy

Eh, from what I hear Texas has been doing basically the same thing.

[QUOTE=FreakyMe;43011080]Because what we all know the what the next generation needs - revisionist history! Yes, let's attempt to drown our shameful pasts out with lies of omission and blatantly propagandize the children.[/QUOTE] It's worked well so far.

Our history classes are incredibly propagandized as well. Even when the book is telling the truth, the teacher just teaches it "un-enthusiastically" to say the least

Well, prime minister of the Finland just finished his own ideology book about Finlands future, called "the Blue Book".

"....reportedly just completely stopped giving any fucks.."

[QUOTE=Medevila;43013777]I feel fortunate I didn't go to a case-study "horror school" that all of Facepunch's pubescent American masses seem to have gone to And I went nowhere special. Plain-Jane tiny ass public school in rural PA.[/QUOTE] I'm honestly beginning to think that people just over exaggerate their school's bad education. I've never heard of any brainwashing in any schools where I live at all.

[QUOTE=galenmarek;43014050]I'm honestly beginning to think that people just over exaggerate their school's bad education. I've never heard of any brainwashing in any schools where I live at all.[/QUOTE] I got to go to a school in a highly right-wing area (Michelle Bachmann was our god darn representative), and all of our teachers and assorted faculty were actually quite good and unbiased. Unless you aligned with the staunch Republicans in the school, at which point everything was 'Liberal propaganda'. I specifically remember the guy sitting behind me in my economics class raving on about that after we discussed how the Laffer curve doesn't actually solve every problem in the world. Same guy also was taught a lesson in the government class I had prior, in which the teacher had to point out that the myth he was going on about, specifically that it's possible to get a raise and make less money due to being raised into the next tax bracket, is entirely unfounded. For what it's worth, the student had a very large beard.

i see no problem with this

It's not like it will really influence teachers, honestly, especially the old ones.

[QUOTE=maxumym;43015860]It's not like it will really influence teachers, honestly, especially the old ones.[/QUOTE] True. When our teacher heard ablut this, he outright told us that this book is trash, pointing out some factual errors from it. He said that he'll try to not use it at all when it comes out.

[QUOTE=Kefirman;43015915]True. When our teacher heard ablut this, he outright told us that this book is trash, pointing out some factual errors from it. He said that he'll try to not use it at all when it comes out.[/QUOTE] This fills me with hope.

[QUOTE=Medevila;43013777]I feel fortunate I didn't go to a case-study "horror school" that all of Facepunch's pubescent American masses seem to have gone to And I went nowhere special. Plain-Jane tiny ass public school in rural PA.[/QUOTE] You know the textbooks are shit when the American History textbook is called "American Anthem" and it outright says buillshit like the US was the only republic at the time of its foundation. (I guess the textbook writers didn't know the Dutch existed and had a republic until 1795)

[QUOTE=Kyle902;43024663]You know the textbooks are shit when the American History textbook is called "American Anthem" and it outright says buillshit like the US was the only republic at the time of its foundation. (I guess the textbook writers didn't know the Dutch existed and had a republic until 1795)[/QUOTE] Or it goes on about how we beat the Communists during the American revolution.

[QUOTE=Plaster;43011018]Mein Reich [/QUOTE] Creative twist.

[QUOTE=oskutin;43012684]Well, prime minister of the Finland just finished his own ideology book about Finlands future, called "the Blue Book".[/QUOTE] over 99% of facepunchers will not get this political jab.

[QUOTE=Falchion;43025705]over 99% of facepunchers will not get this political jab.[/QUOTE] the little red book that Mao forced chinese citizens to have a copy of. It's not exactly an obscure reference.

That 99% probably doesn't give a shit about Finnish politics though so he's right.