Yelena Tretyakova, head of the Council for Large Families of the North-Eastern District, Lyudmila Shvetsova, co-chair of the National Parental Association and Deputy Speaker of the Russian Parliament, Yuri Petrov, Director of the Institute for Universal History of the RAS and Director of the Institute for Russian History of the RAS, Pavel Pankin, head of the Moscow Regional Office of the Association of History and Sociology Teachers, and Alexey Mazurov, Rector of the Moscow State Regional Socio-Humanitarian Institute, have discussed composition of a unified history book of Russia today.
Tretyakova reminded that a special commission of 24 officials, including Speaker of Parliament Sergey Naryshkin and Vladimir Medinsky, was formed on April 5. Over 600 reviews and proposals were made within the framework of 3 months of public discussions of the book. Most reviews about history of the first half of the 20th century were studied. 30 regions commented on the initiative.Alexey Gusev, Secretary of the Coordinating Council of the National Parental Association and Deputy Minister for Education of the Moscow Region, said that all participants of public discussions were active.Petrov called the time given for development of standards for the unified history book optimal. The criticism was fair and helped develop a concept. The society has differences about key issues of the project. The expert pointed out that the main idea was to make the concept unified for the whole country. Revival of family history was an important aspect of historic studies. 85% of children have no clear information about their great grandparents.Mazurov said that the Year of History in 2012 was a prelude for the history book. He compared the public conscience with a puzzle, very both separate and complete pieces could be seen. He believes that history consists of levels: history of the country, region, place and family. The levels are interconnected.Pankin noted that restoration of linear lessons of history was a breakthrough, but historic space needed expansion to have all peoples included. The expert proposed conceptual merging of the state, society and people into a single history book.Shvetsova emphasized the need for drawing attention of Russians to history. She assumes that the book should become a navigator and help people orient. At the same time, the unified book should not be delisquescent, because it will be read by children. Shvetsova concluded that Russia should be loved for its history, not for being ones birthplace.
Yelena Tretyakova, head of the Council for Large Families of the North-Eastern District, Lyudmila Shvetsova, co-chair of the National Parental Association and Deputy Speaker of the Russian Parliament, Yuri Petrov, Director of the Institute for Universal History of the RAS and Director of the Institute for Russian History of the RAS, Pavel Pankin, head of the Moscow Regional Office of the Association of History and Sociology Teachers, and Alexey Mazurov, Rector of the Moscow State Regional Socio-Humanitarian Institute, have discussed the composition of a unified history book of Russia today.
Tretyakova reminded that a special commission of 24 officials, including Speaker of Parliament Sergey Naryshkin and Vladimir Medinsky, was formed on April 5. Over 600 reviews and proposals were made within the framework of 3 months of public discussions of the book. Most reviews about the history of the first half of the 20th century were studied. 30 regions commented on the initiative.
Alexey Gusev, Secretary of the Coordinating Council of the National Parental Association and Deputy Minister for Education of the Moscow Region, said that all participants of public discussions were active.
Petrov called the time given for development of standards for the unified history book optimal. The criticism was fair and helped develop a concept. Society has differences about key issues of the project. The expert pointed out that the main idea was to make the concept unified for the whole country. Revival of family history was an important aspect of the study of history. 85% of children have no clear information about their great-grandparents.
Mazurov said that the Year of History in 2012 was a prelude for the history book. He compared the public conscience with a puzzle, both very separate and complete pieces could be seen. He believes that history consists of levels: the history of the country, the region, place and family. The levels are interconnected.
Pankin noted that restoration of linear lessons of history was a breakthrough, but historic space needed expansion to have all peoples included. The expert proposed conceptual merging of the state, society and people into a single history book.
Shvetsova emphasized the need for drawing attention of Russians to history. She assumes that the book should become a navigator and help people orientate. At the same time, the unified book should not be delinquent, because it will be read by children. Shvetsova concluded that Russia should be loved for its history, not for being one's birthplace.
