History for Putin: How Medinsky and the MGIMO Rector Made Billions Brainwashing Minds

Since 2013, Vladimir Putin had dreamed of a single, unified history textbook for Russia. Ten years later, that dream became reality: former Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky and MGIMO Rector Anatoly Torkunov authored a common textbook for all eleventh‑graders in the country. It reads more like the thoughts in Putin’s head or propaganda shows on federal TV than educational material. Our new investigation dives into the content of this textbook and reveals how Putin generously rewards its authors.