Znanie (Russian: Знание, lit. 'knowledge') is a Russian educational and political organization established by presidential decree in 2015. Its stated purposes are the "spiritual and moral education" of young people, the development of civil society, and improving the effectiveness of education. Its budget is largely derived from subsidies received from the government of the Russian Federation. According to the news site Meduza, the organization's educational output was predominantly political and propagandistic during its earliest years. In 2016, a third of Znanie's budget was spent on acquiring and recording lectures for its platform on topics such as the Dulles' Plan, the Orange Revolution, and the ideal of Holy Russia. Until 2017, the head of Znanie's board was Vyacheslav Volodin, the First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration. Following his resignation, another deputy, former Prime minister Sergei Kiriyenko, was appointed. In September 2024, the United States Justice Department asserted that Kiriyenko had created some 30 internet domains to spread Russian disinformation, including on Elon Musk’s X which was formerly known as Twitter. In October 2024, the Wall Street Journal disclosed that Musk had been in contact with Kiriyenko and Vladimir Putin which Dmitry Peskov affirmed. Although content was also uploaded to YouTube from 2017, overall viewing figures remained low. More information...
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