Putin is increasing the militarization of youth — analysts have named the reason
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Sun, 22 Dec 2024 10:12:00 +0200
Russia continues to plan war against Ukraine and other Western countriesAs analysts note, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is expanding programs of militarypatriotic education for youth in the territory of the Russian Federation and in the occupied regions of Ukraine.Putin approved four main areas, which includecreation and development of a network of military sports camps to popularize military service among young peopleexpansion of the Roads of Victory programlaunching an online platform for organizing programs of socalled militarypatriotic educationconverting one of the childrens health camps to a yearround operation mode.
The Roads of Victory program aims to foster patriotic feelings in children and youth by offering them free excursions to places of cultural and historical significance for Russian military glory.
Experts say the Kremlin has already used militarysports camps like Avangard to militarize and instill Russian narratives among Ukrainian youth.
Russia is now expanding its network of such camps across its territory, seeking to strengthen its armed forces in the long term.In addition, the Kremlin plans to raise the status of other youth organizations, such as Yunarmiya and the Movement of the First, to attract young people to military activities.Putin also declared 2025 the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland, demonstrating the priority of ideological training of the population through support for veterans and increased military propaganda.
The Kremlin apparently intends to use militarypatriotic organizations to popularize military service among young people, while simultaneously laying the groundwork for a protracted war in Ukraine and likely future conflicts with the West.
The Kremlin is actively educating a new generation of PutinistsYoung Russians are quite often influenced by Kremlin propaganda and do not even try to learn the truth about the realities of the Russian Federations war against Ukraine.Mariana Naumova is one of the freshest faces of Russian President Vladimir Putins wartime propaganda machine.She is a show host for the Kremlincontrolled flagship television network Channel One, has 85,000 subscribers on Telegram, and is a regular speaker at youth forums, universities, and talk shows around the world.
Naumova used to be a powerlifter prodigy with little experience in journalism, but that didnt stop her from covering most of Russias major battles for peaceful Ukrainian cities, such as Bakhmut and Mariupol.In her stories, the young propagandist cynically lies that Russian soldiers allegedly invaded Ukraine to protect Russianspeakers, despite the fact that in reality they killed, raped, and abused innocent Ukrainians.
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