With the apparent blessing of the Kremlin, the Education Ministry has defied resistance even from within its own ranks and taken a major step toward introducing an Orthodox Christian component into the public school system.
Education Minister Vladimir Filippov last week released a 30-page description of an optional course called 'Orthodox Culture,' which can be taught in public schools as a part of the basic curriculum if regional education officials or a school's principal decides to do so.
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