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News Russia » Central » Social: Russia’s new social studies textbook tells schoolchildren: “Either a patriot or a scoundrel”

News channel or source: https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/russias-new-social-studies-textbook-tells-schoolchildren-either-a-patriot-or-a-scoundrel/451875
Published on: Wednesday 03 June 2026

A new social studies textbook for ninth-grade pupils is set to enter Russian classrooms this autumn. Edited by former president Dmitry Medvedev and co-authored by a nationalist commentator who only ...

News Russia » Central » Social: The Inertia of Russia’s War

News channel or source: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/inertia-russias-war
Published on: Tuesday 02 June 2026

Most analyses of how to end the war in Ukraine focus on the intentions of one man: Russian President Vladimir Putin. This assumes that the person who single-handedly launched the invasion can also ...

News Russia » Central » Social: Russia's economic growth may be too weak to sustain defense and social spending, a top business leader warns

News channel or source: https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-gdp-growth-defense-social-spend-putin-tax-hike-2025-10
Published on: Thursday 02 October 2025

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Russia's economy has slowed to a pace that could jeopardize its ability to cover surging defense, ...

News Russia » Central » Social: Russia’s Post-Imperial Anxiety and the Rhetoric of Control in Central Asia

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2026/01/russias-post-imperial-anxiety-and-the-rhetoric-of-control-in-central-asia/
Published on: Thursday 15 January 2026

The pro-Kremlin TV commentator Vladimir Solovyov’s latest remarks framing Central Asia as Russia’s “sphere of interest” and calling the region “our Asia” sparked a strong public response. Vladimir ...