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Russia’s new ideological battlefield: The militarization of young minds

  • Written by Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Associate Professor of Critical Cultural & International Studies, Colorado State University
imageYouth take part in an action to mark the ninth anniversary of the Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.AP Photo

Over the summer of 2024, some 250 Russian children traveled to North Korea for a 10-day-long kids camp. Framed as cultural diplomacy, the event was the result of a new youth exchange launched in 2022 that sees Russian youth compete...

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