Hungary releases textbook with disinformation about Ukraine

According to statistics, only 3% of pro-government party voters believe Russia is responsible for the war in Ukraine. While among those supporting the Hungarian opposition forces, Russia is blamed for the aggression. Why is it like this in this country?

During the 12 years of his rule, Viktor Orban took control of the country's leading media. Of course, they are now broadcasting what is beneficial to Orban.

The Hungarian authorities have gone further - the school educational program has also "hit" Ukraine.

Recently, an official school textbook on geography has appeared. For example, it is indicated that only the Carpathians are located on the territory of Ukraine, but there are no Crimean mountains there. Because apparently, the authors of the textbook consider Crimea to be Russian. Ukrayinska Pravda was this written by Ukrayinska Pravda.

At the foot (of the Carpathians - ed.), there are historical Hungarian cities: Ungvar (Uzhgorod), Munkach (Mukachevo), and Khust;- Hungarian schoolchildren are informed in the textbook.

It also convinces us that a civil war is going on in Ukraine, in which Russia is probably not involved.

In multinational Ukraine, the distribution of nationalities across the territory is very uneven. The majority are Ukrainians by race, but in the east of the country, there is a significant part of the Russians, and on the Crimean peninsula, they make up the majority. The two East Slavic languages (Russian and Ukrainian) are very similar, and a fifth of the population speaks a mixed Russian-Ukrainian language. Despite this, the two ethnic groups are often at odds with each other. Their confrontation also provoked an armed conflict over the Crimean peninsula; see the figure - Ukrayinska Pravda quotes the Hungarian geographers.

And all this is illustrated by a boorish drawing of Ukraine, which shows how our country is being torn apart by a Russian bear and "Uncle Sam," symbolized by the United States and another person with the symbols of the European Union. Under the picture, there is an eloquent inscription: "To whom (of them) should Ukraine belong?"

The textbook also explains to Hungarian schoolchildren that Ukraine is the wrong place to live. And the Hungarians who ended up in Ukraine suffered the most.

The population's health is poor; people can expect the lowest life expectancy on the continent. The general economic situation in Ukraine is not favorable for the Hungarians. Besides, Transcarpathia is one of the most backward regions, - quotes the textbook Ukrayinska Pravda.

But there is a way out! His young Hungarians are prompted by a practical task that concludes the section on Ukraine. “Using Google Maps, determine how much a resident of Mukachevo from Transcarpathia needs to go to Kyiv and how much to Budapest,” ask the compilers of the textbook, which, recall, before assured students that Mukachevo is a Hungarian city in Ukraine. Still, the newspaper writes that there are supposedly 140,000 Hungarians living in Transcarpathia (a traditionally repeated myth, now having nothing to do with reality).

But it would be nice if such noodles were hung on the ears only of Hungarian schoolchildren. But the problem is that they may appear in schools where ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia study. And then it will mean that citizens of Ukraine will fall under the pressure of such propaganda.

But it deserves special attention that this is a program and a textbook for all Hungarian-language schools, the materials the Hungarian government provides. Therefore, there is a high chance that this textbook is planned to be used or is already being used in schools in Transcarpathia, writes Ukrayinska Pravda.

The journalists of the publication call for the attention of all representatives of power: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the government as a whole, the office of the president, and parliament. They also proposed that in places where minorities are densely populated, bilingual education should be used with textbooks prepared in Ukraine.

And Transcarpathia generally requires more attention from Kyiv. Better work with schools, funding for bilingual teachers, etc. Perhaps now, behind the fighting in the east and south, this does not seem to be a priority. But this is only at first glance. The story, which was opened by only a few pages of the Hungarian textbook, indicates that this issue can no longer be ignored - emphasized in Ukrayinska Pravda.