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Fear & loathing in Dutch classroom: Russia has claws and fangs
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 17:34
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A picture in a Dutch social studies textbook for 16-year-olds portrays Russia as a monster with claws and fangs trying to devour Ukraine, while Europe extends a helping hand.
Another image in the same text book also characterizes Russia as a ‘non-free’ country.
This picture, first published in a Dutch newspaper in early 2014, is placed in textbook’s Chapter 7 titled ‘Countries without democracy’. Pupils are asked to describe what's happening in the cartoon.
One of the questions students are asked is: “What is Russia doing, and what is Europe doing in this picture?” …. http://rt.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/06/fear-loathing-in-dutch-classroom-russia.html
