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Bibhu Pattnaik

In A Throwback To Soviet-Era Policies, Russia To Introduce Mandatory Military Training For Students

Russian military cadets wait for an excursion at Manezhnaya Square just outside the Kremlin in Moscow on September 26, 2022. Russian high school students will be given military training from next year. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Russia has announced that military training will be introduced into the country’s high school curriculum starting in 2023. The new curriculum will put students through around 35 hours of training.

“It will be introduced in schools starting from the next academic year. Now it is being drafted and after January 1, it will begin to be tested,” said Education Minister Sergey Kravtsov in an interview with the Russian media outlet ITAR-TASS. The new course is currently being drafted by Russian education authorities, and after 1 Jan, it will begin to be tested. 

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