Putin’s State of the Nation, Part VI – Education
President Vladimir Putin gave a very long and comprehensive speech about the Russian State of the Nation on February 20, 2019. We split the speech into sections for shorter reading and some offered analysis and comment about the direction Russia is taking under President Putin’s leadership. The previous topics – the military, international trade, the family, the environment, and infrastructure, are all covered in companion pieces linked here. This section covers the matter of education as Russia continues to adapt to and develop its own 21st century technological prowess.