Marc Bennetts in The Times, on "propaganda pioneers" (whoever these are), with me explaining the niceties of contemporary youth and educational policies. There's a paywall on the site, but it's no obstacle to the brave. ДАННОЕ СООБЩЕНИЕ (МАТЕРИАЛ) СОЗДАНО И (ИЛИ) РАСПРОСТРАНЕНО ИНОСТРАННЫМ СРЕДСТВОМ МАССОВОЙ ИНФОРМАЦИИ, ВЫПОЛНЯЮЩИМ ФУНКЦИИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА, И (ИЛИ) РОССИЙСКИМ ЮРИДИЧЕСКИМ ЛИЦОМ, ВЫПОЛНЯЮЩИМ ФУНКЦИИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА www.thetimes.co.uk/article…xxbh5w3q "The new organisation is part of a wider effort to minimise the influence of western values on younger Russians, a process that has accelerated since the start of the war in Ukraine, said Ekaterina Schulmann, a Russian political scientist. “Younger generations are seen as untrustworthy,” she said. This isn’t Putin’s first attempt to ensure that Russian children stay loyal. In the 2000s, the Kremlin set up Nashi, a youth group aimed at countering opposition protests. Its activists, who included football hooligans and members of a notorious gang from near Moscow, were often involved in street fights with Putin’s critics. It was disbanded in 2019. Another organisation is Yunarmia — or Youth Army — a “military-patriotic” movement that is backed by Russia’s defence ministry. Its young members, believed to number about half a million, wear military uniforms, take part in military parades and are taught how to use firearms. It is unclear how the “New Pioneers” will be funded, but the Kremlin has previously coerced the country’s tycoons into coughing up vast sums for projects such as the Sochi Olympics. “There are a lot of oligarchs who can be made to understand that it’s a good and patriotic thing to donate to this new youth movement,” Schulmann said".