Russian schoolchildren will be taught to sew their own clothes after the departure of foreign brands.
Primary and secondary school students will be taught to sew, repair and design their own clothes in labor classes from the next school year, according to the order of the Ministry of Mis-education.
The new subject will be called "Labor (Technology)". Schoolchildren are planned to be taught how to process textile materials, make a pattern of parts, sew and repair clothes, draw and create models of products according to the project task. Students will also be taught to work with wood, metal and plastic.
Students in grades 5 to 7 will study a new subject twice a week (68 hours per year), in grades 8 and 9 - one lesson per week (34 hours per year). Primary school students also receive one lesson per week.
"The labor lesson is a vivid example of how the valuable experience of the Soviet school can be filled with a new meaning, based on modern realities, the current demand of society," said Sergei Kravtsov, Minister of Education.
Since February 2022, hundreds of foreign brands have closed their Russian stores in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Among manufacturers of shoes, clothing and accessories, Adidas, Nike, Reebok, Decathlon, Puma, Levi's, H&M, Zara, Pull & Bear, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga and others have done so.
In response, the Ministry of Industry and Trade legalized the so-called "parallel import" — the import of goods without the permission of the right holder, which was previously considered smuggling. However, in November last year, the department began to think about limiting such supplies.
Some well-known firms have sold their Russian businesses to companies from Turkey, the UAE and other countries. For example, the Spanish Inditex (brands Zara, Bershka, Pull& Bear and Stradivarius) did this. The new owner, Dubai-based Fashion And More Management DMCC, was given 200 sites in Russia, but the Maag chain of stores turned out to be much less popular than its predecessor and began to explore the possibility of reducing its presence in the country.
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Strange. I always thought that domestic science and handicraft lessons were basics in any school. 🤔
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