Students, parents, and teachers want ‘Russophobe’ novelist pulled from Russia’s national graduation exam
Russia held the Russian-language portion of its Unified State Exam (EGE) on June 4, and complaints about the materials began circulating almost immediately — from students, parents, and teachers alike. Among those who aired them publicly was Yekaterina Mizulina, head of the Safe Internet League, who posted the complaints on her Telegram channel.
Students, parents, and teachers want ‘Russophobe’ novelist pulled from Russia’s national graduation exam Russia’s Unified State Exam faced immediate criticism for a typo in a stress marking question and essay topics allegedly mismatched with provided texts. Complaints also targeted the inclusion of Alexander Ilichevsky, an author described as ‘Russophobic’ for his condemnation of Russia’s actions. Russia’s education oversight agency acknowledged the typo but stated it didn’t hinder completion, and found no mismatch for other authors.
- Complaints arose regarding a typo in a stressed vowel question during Russia’s Unified State Exam (EGE).
- The exam included essay topics that allegedly did not align with the content of texts by Oleg Kuvayev, Vladimir Sanin, and Alexander Ilichevsky.
- Alexander Ilichevsky, a prize-winning novelist living in Israel, was criticized as ‘Russophobic’ for condemning Crimea’s annexation and signing an anti-war letter.
- Russia’s federal education oversight agency, Rosobrnadzor, confirmed a typo in the stress marking question but stated it did not prevent task completion.
- Rosobrnadzor denied claims of mismatched texts and topics for works by Kuvayev and Sanin.
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