French new history textbook teaches about Armenian Genocide

YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS: French newly issued history textbooks comprise Armenian Genocide materials. The author of new textbook Valerie Perthue,suggested the pupils to draw a new glance to the history and examine a number of historical events, which are as usual not included in European school curriculum, Armenpress reports citing Nouvelles Armenie. Armenian Genocide was aimed at mass massacre by Ottoman Empire, which in the beginning of the 20th century was drawing to downfall” the texbook runs. The authors also included French history controversial episodes, particularly the facts revealing cooperation established between French officials , Marshal Peten and Hitler in the course of Fascist Germany occupation. Algeria colonization by France as well as decolonization processes are widely discussed in the new textbooks.