The Siberian Branch of the RAS considered the manual for the course 'Family Studies' to be 'meeting standards', despite the fact that earlier the Ministry of Education hastened to declare its non-involvement with this manual, developed with the participation of Ksenia Mosunova, who calls herself a rodologist — a follower of the pseudoscientific doctrine of 'genetic memory of the family'.
The decision of the RAS was reported by the head of the Duma Committee on Family, Women, and Children Affairs, Nina Ostanina. According to the published document, the textbook meets all criteria.
'It is important to emphasize that the review is based not on 'general reasoning', but on clear criteria of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation,' she wrote.
The textbooks for the course were presented in March 2025, and they promote 'traditional family values' among students of grades 5–9. The materials include five sections on family, relatives, rights and responsibilities, as well as the role of religion in marriage. Among the tasks, for example, was a request to provide examples of 'correct' and 'incorrect' families, as well as the thesis that 'the main goal of marriage is the birth and upbringing of children'.
The development of the manual involved the chairman of the State Duma Committee Nina Ostanina, the chief editor of the publishing house 'Prosveshchenie' Nadezhda Kolesnikova, Ksenia Mosunova, and others. Shortly after the presentation of the book, it became known that Ksenia Mosunova is a follower of rodology — a pseudoscientific esoteric doctrine that claims a person's life problems are supposedly related to the sins of ancestors. Following this, the textbook was criticized by deputies, senators, and Z-bloggers. Mosunova was also reminded that she previously sold paid courses promising to 'rid of the poverty gene'.
The Ministry of Education of Russia distanced itself from the textbook. The department stated that the course 'My Family' is not an officially approved mandatory subject. In response to a request from deputy Sardana Avksentyeva, the ministry stated that the working program for the subject 'My Family' is available in open access, and the Ministry of Education has no relation to the designated book.