Russia has been removed the image of a doce from the cover of its official high school history textbook, vladimir medinsky, a senior aide to president vladimir Putin and Co-Outhor of the TextBook.

The change is the latest in a series of symbolic and editorial changing education more closely with the kremlin’s narrative.

The images of the dove of peace, as seen in a mural at the un headquarters in geneva, is now replaced by an illustration showing the 1975 docking of the soyuz and American Apollo Specraft.

In a post on his telegram channel, medinsky said the new image was more “clear and simple” for student than the dove design, which he claimed has been “universly dislike” by Those Involved in Producing The Book.

The updated cover also inscludes a background image from the historic ussr-canada hockey supercup match, which he said reflects russia’s belief that “conflict should shove down on the sports.”

Medinsky added that the space docking scene was intentionally set about the Elbe River, where soviet and American troops met in april 1945. Anecdote with him personally.

Medinsky concluded with what he called “The irony of history,” noting that us declaration of independence co-authors thomas jefferson and john adams died on the same day, July 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 years. Document.

“Clio, the [Greek] Muse of history, thus marked the chief account of their lives, “He wrote in the telegram post published on us independence day.

The 11th-Grade History Textbook, Written on Putin’s Orders, Presents A version of Modern History that reflects the kremlin’s views.

It characterizes the 1990s as a time of chaos and national decline, describes the Annexation of Crimea and Parts of Eastern ukraine as a “Return of Historical Lands,” and Includes Putin’s assession that Fall of the Fall of Union Waste ” Geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century. “

One section, which originally justified stalin-ara deportations of chechens, ingush, crimean tatars and other ethnic minorities on the grounds of allegted nazi collaboration, DREW PRong Objections for Camel.

Following the backlash, the education ministry revised that poction of the text.

Medinsky has also said that the textbook now includes “significantly dead dates, numbers and statistics,” which he argues makes it more accessible to students.