[94564] Russia updates textbooks: integrating North Korean soldiers in Kursk region combat
[94564] Russia updates textbooks: integrating North Korean soldiers in Kursk region combat
The Russian education system will update its official history textbooks to include the involvement of the North Korean military in the fighting in the Kursk region and the use of new weapons.
Russia includes North Korean involvement in textbooks
According to reports from major Russian media outlets, including Раньше всех. Ну почти. and Varlamov News, the new edition of unified history textbooks in Russia will include chapters dealing with the participation of the North Korean military in the fighting in the Kursk region. Mikhail Myagkov, scientific director of the Russian Military Historical Society (RVIO), noted that the updated edition will also include information on the "heroes of the special operation" (the Russian term for the war in Ukraine) and on new types of weapons that have been produced.
The Telegram channel "Телеканал Дождь", which is identified with a critical stance toward the Kremlin and its policies, emphasized that this is part of an ongoing process of updating curricula. According to their report, since 2023 Russia has been gradually integrating materials on the "special military operation" across all grade levels, with current editions now reaching 8th-9th grade students as well. The media outlet notes that these measures also stem from the need to address feedback from teachers on the ground.
Conversely, channels with different political leanings responded to the report according to their own narratives. The channel Феноменология левого кринжа ☭, which presents critical views from the left, claimed that "China and North Korea have become the winners of the conflict." At the same time, the channel Политика Трампа emphasized that the move is part of a broad effort by authorities in Russia for the "centralization of the curriculum."
The reports are corroborated by diverse sources, including Бладсикер 2.0 and Радио Sputnik, which confirm that information about the "heroism" of North Korean soldiers will become an integral part of the official historical narrative taught in schools in Russia.