INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Children in schools and kindergartens across Russia appear to have been forced to wish President Vladimir Putin a happy 72nd birthday Monday
social media posts in at least 11 Russian regions
The independent news website Vyorstkasaid at least 30 schools posted congratulatory videos on their VKontakte social media pages.Children
role.Russian schools have undergone a series of transformations since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 including through