In Georgia, the question about the uprising against the Russian Empire in the first half of the 19th century was excluded from the national history exams. This refers to the events that were the response to the annexation of Georgia and the liquidation of its statehood.
The changes caused outrage among educators, NewsGeorgia reports. In particular, historian Temo Papaskiri characterized such actions as politically motivated.
“The regime today is so anti-Georgian and so pro-Russian that it is practically a continuation of the pro-Russian policy they have been pursuing all this time,” Papaskiri said.
In addition, the Georgian language and literature programme was also significantly cut.
The Ministry of Education stated that the changes are in the applicants’ interests. According to the department, the examination tests now cover only the compulsory school curriculum.
“The curriculum has not changed, and not a single work has been excluded from the programme. The new programme of the National Academy of Sciences is based only on the mandatory literature provided for by the national curriculum,” the report says.
They added that the list of mandatory literature is being revised with the involvement of experts. The Ministry of Education promised to offer to add works that have disappeared from the exam plan, as well as those that will further contribute to the formation of national and patriotic values in applicants.
At the same time, the opposition president of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, is sure that the changes are a reflection of the state policy aimed at suppressing national and patriotic ideas.
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