"And so that they march in formation": the idea of a unified sports uniform for schoolchildren is being discussed in the State Duma
The uniform must be in the colors of the Russian flag, stated the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports. Oleg Matytsin.
Another official proposed including the GTO standards in the physical education curriculum, and making the subject a mandatory subject. Matytsin, along with deputies, proposed the corresponding proposal. Sergey Kolunov и Ilya Wolfson sent to the Ministry of Sports.
"The Ministry of Sport supports our initiatives. The Ministry of Education has made a number of comments," Matytsin reported and assured that he would continue to discuss the sports uniform with his colleagues.
"Buy a school uniform, buy a sports uniform. But where will the money come from?", "Children will still be able to have different hairstyles," "And march in formation," "Are they going to roll around in the mud in the colors of the flag? Oh, oh, oh? Liable.", Russians comment on the idea on social media.
In July, the Ministry of Education and Science issued its recommendations for a unified school uniform in Russia. The ministry is confident that this will remove psychological barriers between children of different incomes and religious beliefs. However, the proposed uniform was ridiculed on social media for its "Soviet-style" and shabby appearance. The most common associations were "Matviyenko and Putin."
Why the state is so persistently trying to standardize children's appearance and what the new blue suits have in common with the uniforms of the Nicholas era—read this article from Regional Aspect.
