What do we teach What do we teach about our neighboursabout our neighbours

Alexey FeldtAlexey FeldtElena LapshinaElena Lapshina

Margarita SelkovaMargarita SelkovaTatiana TeterevlevaTatiana Teterevleva

Arkhangelsk (Russia), 2007Arkhangelsk (Russia), 2007

What do we teach about our neighboursWhat do we teach about our neighbours

SSchool level:chool level:

Compulsory Content Minimum of the Compulsory Content Minimum of the basic secondary educationbasic secondary education

Federal component of the State Federal component of the State Education StandardEducation Standard

(Ministry of Education, No. 1236 of 19/05/1998,(Ministry of Education, No. 1236 of 19/05/1998,

No. 56 of 30/06/1999, No. 1089 of 05/03/2004)No. 56 of 30/06/1999, No. 1089 of 05/03/2004)

United (Standard) State ExaminationUnited (Standard) State Examination

1.1.   The history of Russia till the end of the 16th centuryThe history of Russia till the end of the 16th century    

1.1.1.11.1   The tribes of the Eastern Slaves and their neighbours.The tribes of the Eastern Slaves and their neighbours.  

11.2.1.2.1 The state formation at the Eastern Slaves. The Norman problem.The state formation at the Eastern Slaves. The Norman problem.

11.2.5 .2.5  International contacts of the Medieval RusInternational contacts of the Medieval Rus.. Influence of Influence of Byzantium and Steppe peoples.Byzantium and Steppe peoples.

11.3.2.3.2 The Expansion from the West and its role in the history of Rus The Expansion from the West and its role in the history of Rus and Baltic region.and Baltic region.

1.1.3.43.4 The formation of the Grand DThe formation of the Grand Duchy uchy of Lithuaniaof Lithuania.. Russian Russian territories in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.territories in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.  

1.4.51.4.5 The territorial growth of Russia in theThe territorial growth of Russia in the 16 16th centuryth century: : conquests conquests and colonizationand colonization. . Livonian war.Livonian war.  

11.4.7.4.7 "The time of troubles" in Russia in the end of the 16th – "The time of troubles" in Russia in the end of the 16th – beginning of the 17th centuries. Struggle with Poland and beginning of the 17th centuries. Struggle with Poland and SwedenSweden..

United (Standard) State ExaminationUnited (Standard) State Examination2.2. The history of Russia of the 17t – 18th centuryThe history of Russia of the 17t – 18th century

2.1.32.1.3 The territorial growth of Russia in the 17th centuryThe territorial growth of Russia in the 17th century

2.2.22.2.2 Russian foreign policy in the first half of the 18th century. The Russian foreign policy in the first half of the 18th century. The Nordic war.Nordic war.

2.2.3.43.4 Russia in the wars of the second half of theRussia in the wars of the second half of the 18 18th centuryth century. . Joining of the new territories.Joining of the new territories.

22.3.6.3.6 Russian culture and its connections to the European and world Russian culture and its connections to the European and world culture of the 18th century.culture of the 18th century.

3.3. The history of Russia of the 19th centuryThe history of Russia of the 19th century

33.5.5..22 The main directions of the Russian foreign policy inThe main directions of the Russian foreign policy in 1860 1860ss – – 18901890ss. . The territorial growth of the Russian Empire.The territorial growth of the Russian Empire.

33.6.6..33 The peoples of the Russian Empire in the second half of theThe peoples of the Russian Empire in the second half of the 1919th centuryth century. . The national policy of the Russian autocracy.The national policy of the Russian autocracy.

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4.4. The history of Russia of the 20th centuryThe history of Russia of the 20th century

44..3.23.2 The formation of the USSRThe formation of the USSR: : choosing the ways of unitingchoosing the ways of uniting. . The The national policy in 1920s – 1930s. national policy in 1920s – 1930s.

44..3.63.6 Soviet foreign policy in 1920s – 1930s. … Soviet-Finnish war of Soviet foreign policy in 1920s – 1930s. … Soviet-Finnish war of 1939 - 1940, inclusion of new territories into the USSR.1939 - 1940, inclusion of new territories into the USSR.

4.44.4 Great Patriotic War 1941 – 1945Great Patriotic War 1941 – 1945

4.5.44.5.4 "New thinking" in the Soviet foreign policy… The break-up of "New thinking" in the Soviet foreign policy… The break-up of the USSR and the creation of CIS. the USSR and the creation of CIS.

44.6.4.6.4 Contemporary Russia in the system of international relationsContemporary Russia in the system of international relations. . Russian Federation and CIS. The place of Russia in the Russian Federation and CIS. The place of Russia in the contemporary world integration processes.contemporary world integration processes.

TextbooksTextbooks

2004 – conference2004 – conference

““History textbooks:History textbooks:carriers of the stereotypes,carriers of the stereotypes,

memory of the conflicts,memory of the conflicts,

or the source for mutual or the source for mutual understanding?”understanding?”

http://www.historia.ru/2004/01/textbooks.htmhttp://www.historia.ru/2004/01/textbooks.htm

What do we teach about our neighboursWhat do we teach about our neighbours

The main problems:The main problems:

Disbalance of the Russian history and European (world) Disbalance of the Russian history and European (world) contextcontext

Predominance of the political history (or the history of the Predominance of the political history (or the history of the state)state)

Lack of information about social history, history of Lack of information about social history, history of everyday life and cultureeveryday life and culture

History of anonymes.History of anonymes. Strong “memory of the conflicts”.Strong “memory of the conflicts”.

““The history of our neighbours isThe history of our neighbours isthe history of our wars with them”?the history of our wars with them”?

What do we teach about our neighboursWhat do we teach about our neighbours

University Level:University Level:

Federal Standard

of Higher Education

Federal component(unified, compulsory)

Regional component(developed by the University)

What do we teach about our neighboursWhat do we teach about our neighbours

Federal (compulsory) component :Federal (compulsory) component : History of the regions of the worldHistory of the regions of the world History of the regions and peoples of History of the regions and peoples of

Russia.Russia.

Regional componentRegional component (developed by the (developed by the University):University):

History of the Barents Euro-Arctic regionHistory of the Barents Euro-Arctic region Ethnic history of Russia and Russian Ethnic history of Russia and Russian

national policy in the 19th – beginning of national policy in the 19th – beginning of the 20th century.the 20th century.

What do we teach about our neighboursWhat do we teach about our neighbours

The main problems:The main problems:

No developed system of information No developed system of information exchange (between levels of exchange (between levels of education, between the regions, etc)education, between the regions, etc)

Lack of reliable resources with high Lack of reliable resources with high availability.availability.