Villain Today, Hero Tomorrow.

The article comments on a proposal of the government of Ukraine to publish new textbooks. According to the author, the government's proposal for new textbooks has raised a debate on the use and misuse of history in education. It is stated that most teachers, historians and students, agree that the new books are designed not only to teach facts and generally accepted interpretations of past events, but also to help inculcate a new model of Ukrainian nationhood.