Putin Signs Controversial Education Law (fwd link)

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*Putin Signs Controversial Education Law*

Russia
December 31, 2012

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial new law on
education.

It guarantees education in the state language, which is Russian.

Under the law, which was signed December 31, the right to an education in
the languages of Russia's ethnic minorities is officially recognized, but
not completely guaranteed.

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http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-indigeneous-languages-putin/24812860.html
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