Civic Education for Russia: an Outsider’s View

The introduction of new types of civic education in Russia gives rise to an important question: how does civic education in a time of transition differ from civic education in a relatively stable society? International projects in civic education that have involved Western and Russian collaborations have taught many lessons about collaboration among educators from different cultures. It is time now to think about the particularities of civic education in times of change in connection with any future project of civic education in which experts from Western Europe or the United States, relatively stable societies, work with Russians or others from less stable ones.