Russia allocates 66 billion for ideology: how the Kremlin makes children love war

According to glavcom.ua: Ukrainian intelligence has revealed that the Kremlin is actively influencing the education and leisure of schoolchildren in Russia. For example, the publishing house «Prosveshchenie», which supplies school textbooks, is controlled by individuals connected to the political elite of the Russian Federation. The state corporation «Rostekh» organizes scientific and technical clubs with thousands of children, while the media space is controlled by structures associated with Yuri Kovalchuk.

The Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service (SZR) reported on the systematic strengthening of the Kremlin's influence on the education and leisure of Russian schoolchildren. Russia is creating a centralized model of ideological control, using state funding, media, and educational platforms. This information was disclosed by the portal «Glavkom», citing a report from the SZR.

According to intelligence data, the Russian government plans significant spending on patriotic education programs, while video surveillance is spreading throughout the country. These steps indicate attempts to support and control the young population using various methods of influence.

The report from Ukrainian intelligence reveals a wide range of the Kremlin's actions to manipulate children and youth in Russia, including control over education, media, and patriotic programs.