The chapter “Annexation of Eastern Armenia to Russia” in the textbook has been changed. Head of Public Welfare Department of KGSMS The chapter titled “The Annexation of Eastern Armenia to Russia” in the textbook has been modified, according to the Head of the General Education Department of the Ministry of Education

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>The chapter titled “The Annexation of Eastern Armenia to Russia” in the 8th-grade “History of Armenia” textbook used in general education schools has been modified and circulated in its new version, according to Tamara Sargsyan, Head of the General Education Department at the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports, in a conversation with Factor.am. She mentioned that they had received various complaints about the chapter, prompting the ministry to contact the authors of the book to review it.

>”The textbook was recommended by the ‘Foundation for Circulation of Textbooks and Information Communication Technologies’ and was uploaded to the website following the procedure. We received alerts that one of the chapters, titled ‘The Annexation of Eastern Armenia to Russia,’ contained a somewhat negative tone concerning Armenian-Russian relations and Russia’s role. These alerts came from various partners as well. We contacted the authors and suggested they review the title and adopt an approach consistent with the history curriculum standards. The authors worked on it, made the necessary changes to the title, which were accepted by us, and sent it to the foundation,” explained Tamara Sargsyan.

>It is worth noting that the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday called on the Armenian authorities not to allow the 8th-grade history textbook to be introduced in Armenian general education schools. The statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry mentioned that “in one of the chapters of this textbook with questionable content, the events of the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the South Caucasus are distorted, diminishing Russia’s role.” Specifically, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the evaluations of the outcomes of the Russo-Persian War of 1826-1828 have been reinterpreted in the history textbook.

And the earlier Russia MFA tirade https://news.am/eng/news/838299.html

Yeah, of course, what annexation? It’s liberation! It has been like that since the beginning. The last liberation happened in September 2023, when they liberated 120000 Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh. They will not stop liberating to the last Armenian from Armenia.

I don’t think Armenian history teachers are going to teach any differently just because they changed that one word. It’s still unfortunate news, though.