MOSCOW, November 1. /TASS/. Russia can not allow its youth to fall into the "ideological pincers" of the West, where dystopias are implemented, said Alexey Shevtsov, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council.
"Our traditional values are being declared archaic, outdated, while neoliberal, totalitarian models are being promoted - it’s like something out of a dystopian novel," Shevtsov told a session on state national policy at the Peoples of Russia and the CIS International festival. "No one thought this could happen. But just around the corner, in the West, we can see it clear as day. We must do all we can to prevent the younger generation from falling into these ideological pincers, from following these ideas that have a destructive effect on them."
Shevtsov believes that this is an important task for the government and that the state must work with its people in this sphere.
He called working with the younger generation a strategic priority of the country. "The way we raise them is the way we will live. If children listen to dishonest and disingenuous people, then we will reap what we sow," he explained. And admitted: "Unfortunately, despite all the attempts and measures being taken, there is still much to strive for in the implementation of state policy in the field of education and interethnic harmony."
