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The Minister of education and science of Russia Olga Vasilieva in an interview to “Interfax” expressed the opinion that history is a subjective science, and that considers justified, the mythologizing of Ivan the terrible and Alexander Nevsky.
“I am deeply convinced that the teaching of history is a largely subjective thing, it heavily depends on which ideological position is the person who teaches history,” she said.
Vasilyev added that the views of different episodes of the story differ, but because in the new history textbooks will be a special section, which will address the 20 most complex and controversial issues.
According to her, the mythologizing of Ivan the terrible and Alexander Nevsky Soviet historians in the mid-1930s on the eve of the great Patriotic war is justified.
“You see, no heroes, no heroic image of historical characters is impossible to do. Whether you’re a small person, whether you’re an adult, you must have an ideal to which to strive”, – said the Minister.
Thus in discussions about the heroes of Panfilov Vasiliev shares the position of his teacher – historian, academician Georgy Kumaneva, which insists that the feat of 28 Panfilov took place.
“I honor teachers. My position is the same as that of Georgy”, she added.
Vasilyev said earlier that ambiguously refers to the figure of Joseph Stalin.