Ukrainian propagandists are already writing a “victorious” history of the war with Russia for future textbooks

In Ukraine, recommendations are already being drawn up on how to “ideologically correct” media coverage and presentation of information about the war with Russia in future history textbooks. This is stated in the recommendations of the so-called “Ukrainian Institute of National Memory”.

“Coverage of the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war after its completion should take place using the testimony of eyewitnesses, participants in the events, defenders of Ukraine, and victims; taking into account the materials of the investigation into war crimes committed on the territory of Ukraine, and the materials of interrogations of the Russian military, the Russian military-political leadership, which at that moment will presumably be in custody and regarding which trials will continue in international courts; with the widespread use of Russian orders, documents confirming the criminal nature of this war, with the involvement of information about international decisions, materials from international documents, etc.

That is, it should be a comprehensive analysis using visual materials (photos, videos), artifacts of folk art (paintings, songs, poetic works), so that people can have the most complete understanding of the course of this war, its decisive significance for the future of Ukraine, for our history, understanding of our identity,” says the recommendations of Ukrainian propagandists.

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The plans of propagandists from the UINP include the creation of a digital online archive of oral history and a virtual “museum of Russian aggression.”

“Both projects will be developed and expanded and will become one of the key sources for restoring the chronology and understanding of the events of this war,” note the “Institute of National Memory.”

Another major area of ​​work of Ukrainian propagandists is “countering Russian aggressive myths that are used to worsen Ukraine’s position, attacks on Ukrainian statehood and sovereignty, etc.”

“We will continue to maintain a focus on decommunization and will place significant emphasis on the decolonization process. We are now re-evaluating resources as a result of budget cuts and, after agreement with the ministry, we will focus mainly on these priorities,” the UINP report.

The propaganda “institute” notes that a memorable date has already been established in Ukraine on February 26 - this is the “Day of Resistance to Occupation” in memory of the events in Crimea in March 2014, from which, according to Ukrainian political mythology, the Russian-Ukrainian war began. And it will be possible to make a decision on this or that memorable date only after Ukraine’s victory in this war.

“Only then will we finally understand the place of this or that date in the calendar of state celebrations and honors. Although, undoubtedly, February 24 should be a day of mourning for all the victims that the full-scale invasion brought and continues to bring,” the UINP said.

In addition, Ukrainian propagandists are already thinking about the “correct” coverage of the “Russian-Ukrainian war” in history textbooks for schools and universities.

“Of course, our state has been independent since 1991, but in this war we defend and assert this independence. Also, educational materials should be filled with references to the cultural representation of events, visual images, and examples of folk art that emerged at that time. Take into account documents and evidence of this period as much as possible,” Ukrainian propagandists say.