ALL-RUSSIAN PUBLIC AND STATE EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION "RUSSIAN SOCIETY "KNOWLEDGE"

Znannya has its own regional offices in the TOT of Ukraine, implements memoranda of cooperation with the occupation authorities of the so-called DPR and LPR and implements federal and regional educational projects in the TOT of Ukraine. In particular, the Znannya Society carries out large-scale work on patriotic education of children and youth, conducts "patriotic" lectures on "preservation of historical memory" and the history of russia with the participation of, among others, participants and veterans of the so-called "SMO". In addition, joint educational projects and events are regularly held with the Rosgvardia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Russian DOSAAF, the russian movement of children and youth "Movement of the First", the russian Military History Society, the russian state fund for support of participants of the so-called "SMO" "Defenders of the Fatherland" and the Committee of Families of Soldiers of the Fatherland, and educational institutions of the city.
It is implementing the project of the educational programme "University Profile Educational Changes" of the Ministry of Education of the russian federation and the Ministry of Education and Science of the russian federation, which is aimed at the illegal transfer of Ukrainian children to russian regions.
According to CEO Maksim Dreval, Znannya is acting on the "information front of the war that is currently being waged against russia".
From April to June 2023, Znannya held an all-russian military and patriotic educational campaign called Znannya.Heroes, including in the TOT of Ukraine. The campaign was aimed at raising awareness of schoolchildren, students of secondary vocational education and universities about the so-called "heroes of the armed forces", popularising military professions and achievements of the russian federation, as well as the history of russia. The organisers claimed the so-called "SMO" and the temporarily occupied Crimea to be among the most active participants from the regions. The lectures took place in schools, universities, cultural institutions, children's camps and other spaces. The speakers of the action were the so-called "heroes and participants of the SMO".
The chairman of the supervisory board of Znannya is the first deputy head of the presidential administration, Sergey Kiriyenko, who is also the chairman of the supervisory board of the State fund for support of participants of the so-called "special military operation" "Defenders of the Fatherland" and personally supervises the military unit "Soyuz", formed from members of the russian martial arts union under his control.