Russia to Spend $17M on Flags for School Ceremonies

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
April said that starting Sept
among children
started raising the flag in mid-April.The cabinet said Friday that Prime Minister Mikhail Mihustin allocated the sum for flags and coats of
5,500 rural schools across Russia lacking indoor plumbing.Kravtsov said Friday that the ministry will also introduce mandatory Russian
history classes for high schoolers.In April, he announced plans to lower the age of children taking compulsory history lessons to seven,
educational standards the next school year.