Donetsk, May 2 — DAN. Study of the special military operation has been included in federal school programs for grades 10 and 11, while 9th formers will study the theme of Russia’s recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics in the spring of 2022, the press service of the Russian Education Ministry told the Donetsk News Agency.

“The subject of History in secondary education programs has included the theme ‘The Special Military Operation’ at basic and advanced levels, ” the press service said.

A tentative program of the basic training module “Introduction to the Recent History of Russia” for 9th formers envisions the study of “the recognition of the DPR and LPR by Russia (2022), the Ministry said. 

In late April, Russian Education Minister Sergey Kravtsov said that his department had prepared a textbook of History for 11th formers which contained a section on the special military operation.*jk