"This was almost the only way to avoid propaganda." A State Duma deputy proposed making it more difficult for schoolchildren to transition to homeschooling. 

State Duma deputy from Tatarstan Ilya Volfson sent  to the Minister of Education of the Russian Federation To Sergei Kravtsov A letter proposing the establishment of an interdepartmental commission to review applications for transition to homeschooling and increasing the number of midterm assessments for homeschooled children from one to at least two per year. He also proposed empowering education authorities to return a child to school if they fail two consecutive midterm assessments.

Currently, the decision to transfer a child to homeschooling is made by parents. 

"This is news I was terrified of, but dreaded. The abolition of homeschooling. So far, the 'State Duma' is talking about tightening transition rules and schools' right to 'return' students to in-person learning. But unfortunately, it's clear what the next step will be. [...] So listen: this was the main, almost the only, way for families in Russia to avoid their vile propaganda and indoctrination," a well-known educator commented on the deputy's initiative on his Facebook page. Dima Zicer. 

According to research results, the number of students studying in the form of home education over 8 years more than tripled 12 times. The surge in popularity of homeschooling and online schools occurred during the coronavirus pandemic, but the trend has continued after the pandemic: children of relocated students are studying at home to earn a Russian diploma, while other Russians remaining in the country are trying to shield their children from the overwhelming propaganda in schools and paramilitary activities. 

NotMoscow Wrote about how parents, dissatisfied with the education system, organize their children's education at home.