Аннотация: A fly in the ointment. Reflections on a compact Internet textbook of a modern history. The note.
A fly in the ointment. Reflections on a compact Internet textbook of a modern history. The note.
I was surprised to find that after reading the material in "Fontanka" ("Фонтанка") (July 31, 2021 12:42) "The darkness of history from Medinsky. What the new textbook under the editorship of the ex-minister of culture tells about " [unofficial translation], I discovered quite a few new and interesting things for myself. (https://www.fontanka.ru/2021/07/31/70054406/)
The analysis of that part of the textbook edited by "ex", which (the part) characterizes the historical development in the period up to 2000, is very interesting.
But even more interesting is the informational and analytical presentation, forced to deal with the "fly in the ointment" - that part of the textbook that characterizes the historical development after 2000.
I, a person interested in history, nevertheless, from a randomly read Internet-material, I learned some new but important details of the modern history of Russia.
I would venture to suggest that this material was prepared by serious authors (or author) - good specialists.
Anyone who is interested in the "kitchen" of history textbooks and the peculiarities of Vladimir Medinsky's activities will usefully read the above-mentioned material from "Fontanka".
The disadvantages of the material include the lack of data dealing with the financial schemes used in the preparation of the project. For people who are not interested in finance, there is an option - to believe that no special funding was allocated for the preparation of the project ...
October 17, 2021 08:37
Translation from Russian into English: October 17, 2021 09:09.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Ложка дёгтя в бочке мёда. Размышления над маленьким интернет-учебником современной истории. Заметка".
{ 2461. Ложка дёгтя в бочке мёда. Размышления над маленьким интернет-учебником современной истории. Заметка.
MMСCCСXXXI. A fly in the ointment. Reflections on a compact Internet textbook of a modern history. The note. (English). }