Dr Allyson Edwards 👻

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Senior Lecturer at Bath Spa University.
Russian militarism, youth, memory & patriotic edu.
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[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

🚨 New publication alert!
V. pleased to see mine & Dr @jgmaber work in @IAJournal_CH ✨
The work focuses on youth militarisation in #Russia through the concept of heroism.
(🧵 1/3)

[Paul Goode (@jpaulgoode.bsky.social) @jpaulgoode]

This is a great collection of articles on the ways Russia's war impacts youth in Ukraine, Russia, and Central Asia. Congrats to @irgarner and @AllysonEdwards1 on this excellent work as guest editors!

[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

Word of the day should be: Fickle.

[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

@yousefQasem1998 .

[Russian Election Monitor @russian_monitor]

Militarization of Childhood Intensifies in Russia

The school year has begun in 🇷🇺. It will feature more military propaganda and fabricated history — even in kindergartens.

Here are some of the changes to the school and daycare curriculum starting this year:

🔴 From September 1, Russian schoolchildren will spend more time studying history and less on social studies ("Обществознание"). History is now taught from a textbook authored by former Culture Minister Vladimir #Medinsky, notorious for his distorted views of Russian history. As for Обществознание, literally, “knowledge about society,” it seems Russian schoolchildren don’t need that at all.

🔴 The discipline “Fundamentals of Spiritual and Moral Culture of the Peoples of Russia” has disappeared from the high school curriculum. It is replaced with “Spiritual and Moral Culture of Russia.” Apparently, there are no more “peoples” left — only one nation…

🔴 For the new school subject “Fundamentals of Safety and Defense of the Motherland,” schools are purchasing mock weapons, training grenades, and wound simulators.

‼️ In 2025, the Ministry of Education begins testing patriotic lessons called “Conversations about Important Things” among kindergarten children in 19 Russian regions. Previously, these classes were held only in schools. Starting next year, they will be conducted nationwide.

Some regions are going even further: in #Perm Krai, UAV (drone) centers will open in six kindergartens. Local authorities cited an instruction from #Putin: by 2026, children from the age of seven must be ready to compete in drone races. Such competitions have indeed already taken place.

More details:
https://t.co/cgaYbFtb8X https://t.co/CP6abowyrT

#Militarization #Propaganda

[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

@radiofreejohn 😅😅😅

[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

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[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

@ruth_deyermond Sorry to hear this. Take care 😘

[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

@John_ForemanCBE @peterfrankopan @UZAmbassador I really enjoyed @ErikaFatland 'Sovietstan.' There is a chapter in there on Uzbekistan!

[OVD-Info English @ovdinfo_en]

Why does the Kremlin want to reshape young minds? @irgarner and @AllysonEdwards1 explain: https://t.co/j130xRPD6u

[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

@PreciousChatD Looks brilliant!!

[John Attridge @John_Attridge]

No one will tell you this but the gaps in the literature review are where the light gets in

[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

Last minute preparations are underway for my presentation at #IPSA2025 tomorrow morning. I'll be presenting mine & Jenny Mathers work on a panel with my wonderful colleagues. If you're an early bird with an interest in Ukraine and Russia, come find us at 9am.

[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

I'm on my way to Seoul for #IPSA2025 to present mine and Jenny's work on Russian youth militarization.
This paper will eventually become the introduction to our book, and applies a feminist IR lens to youth militarization.

Reach out if you want to meet for a ☕!

[Dr Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpacheco]

Nothing makes me want to clean, cook, fold laundry, day dream or nap like a writing deadline.

[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

This.
I'm currently here 😵‍💫

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Nothing beats that incredible moment during research when you think, “I’m the stupidest person alive”

[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

@marnie_howlett @BritishAcademy_ Excellent news!

[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

Anyone going to #IPSA2025 World Congress in Seoul? I'll be taking mine & Jenny's work on feminist approaches to Russian youth militarisation. Let me know if you want to meet for coffee ☕

[Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner]

Russia continues to commit mass war crimes against Ukrainian children. https://t.co/KAEmT4nfX2

[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

Preach 🙌

[Ruth Deyermond @ruth_deyermond]

Trump on Putin: "He speaks to me, he doesn't want to speak to anyone else." The fact he thinks this is something to brag about is an extraordinary indicator of both his worldview and his stupidity.

[Dr Allyson Edwards 👻 @AllysonEdwards1]

First time in years I won't be at BISA 😭 will be missing out on catching up with some wonderful people 💔