Russia Has Closed Nearly Half of Its Schools Since 2010, Investigation Finds

Per-pupil funding made small rural schools unsustainable, accelerating their closure.

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Since 2022, remaining schools teach Russian ‘traditional values’ and the Kremlin’s version of the war in Ukraine.

This decline far exceeds the country’s demographic drop.

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