Russian Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has been appointed editor-in-chief of a new series of state social studies textbooks for grades 9 through 11, Russia’s Ministry of Education said on Thursday. Deputy Education Minister Olga Koludarova said the ministry approached Medvedev last year with a proposal to lead the editorial work on textbooks, and that he agreed to do so without financial compensation. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official