Gromada's exclusive. How to "revive" dry historical facts and figures from a thousand years ago in a school history textbook?

How to "revive" dry historical facts and figures of a thousand years ago in a school history textbook? To make them imaginative and interesting, to bring them closer to modern schoolchildren, to give them the feeling that ancient history lives next to us, and we are its descendants.

Akim Galimov, the founder and host of the "Real History" project, together with his creative team, joined the creation of a new textbook on the History of Ukraine for 7th grades of the New Ukrainian School, which was prepared by the publishing house "Ranok".

Together with his team, the well-known journalist shot short videos for each paragraph, turning ancient facts into a real story. These videos have become an interactive supplement to the history textbook.

What is the role of a textbook on the History of Ukraine in the formation of national consciousness and worldview of young Ukrainians? Especially now, when there is a brutal war to destroy Ukrainians as a nation. What should a modern textbook on the history of Ukraine be like? About this in a conversation with the general director of the publishing house "Ranok" by Viktor Kruglov.