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create the conditions for intercultural dialogue. In order to develop inter -ethnic
understanding and tolerance in all State and municipal general education
establishments (at the primary school level) a comprehensive course of study on the
foundations of religious cultures and secular ethics has been introduced into the
curriculum. According to data from the Ministry of Education and Science, 1,435,318
pupils in the fourth grade studied the subject in the 2016/17 academic year.
43. Great efforts are made to preserve the memory of victims of the Holocaust and
others who suffered under Nazism. The Ministry of Education and Science included
27 January, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the list of important
events and recommended that appropriate activities be organized in the country’s
educational establishments.
44. Significant attention is being paid to preventing the spread of radicalism
among young people. The Ministry of Education and Science coordinate s activities
among higher education establishments to organize cultural, educational and
teaching events. Seminars were held in all constituent entities of the Russian
Federation to discuss and exchange best practices on the work of civil society youth
associations at higher education establishments in the area of taking steps to prevent
radicalization among young people. Methods are also being developed to
rehabilitate minors who have fallen under the influence of Nazi ideology, aggressive
nationalism and extremism.
45. The Government has stressed that great attention is being paid to preserving
the historical memory of the Great Patriotic War and the Second World War and
preventing attempts to falsify history. Under Federal Act No. 80 -FZ of 19 May 1995
on Perpetuating the Victory of the Soviet People in the Great Patriotic War, 19411945, the federal executive authorities, the executive authorities of the constituent
entities of the Russian Federation and local authorities are responsible for
conserving monuments to the Great Patriotic War and maintaining them in a
condition befitting the dignity and respect due to the memory of the victory of the
Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.
46. Activities devoted to marking days of military glory and the important dates
and heroic events of the Great Patriotic War, such as themed classes, visits to
museums on war and military glory and local history museums, historical quizzes
and literary contests, have been added to the curricula for educational
establishments, and various measures have been taken in collaboration with city and
district associations for war veterans, labour veterans and veterans of the armed
forces and law enforcement agencies, along with other civil society organizations.
47. Furthermore, many activities to preserve historical memory were undertaken
in the Russian Federation to mark the seventieth anniversary of the trials of the
International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. In order to disseminate information
on the role of the prosecution services of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in
the Nuremberg trials, articles and historical materials on the conduct and outcomes
of the trials were published. A special Russian Federation -wide contest for student
papers was held to coincide with the seventieth anniversary of the trials of the
Nuremberg Tribunal.
48. In addition, many thematic events were held in the constituent entities of the
Russian Federation.
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Saudi Arabia
49. The Government has informed the Special Rapporteur that there are no Nazi
groups or fanatics in Saudi Arabia. Nazism is not celebrated, nor have any
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