HEROIC HERITAGE IN THE SYSTEM OF PATRIOTIC EDUCATION: CURRENT PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES

Abstract

The proposed article is devoted to substantiating and revealing the current problems in the system of patriotic education of students, and relying on the rich educational potential of the heroic legacy of the Russian state and people in the conducted educational work. The publication has a task to bring to the broad scientific community the existing problems in educational and patriotic activities and to intensify the search for effective solutions. The methodological basis of the study is based on a systematic, personal-activity, axiological, and value-based approach. The author used a set of methods during the research, including the study and analysis of governing documents and scientific publications, as well as speeches by political leaders on the chosen topic; content analysis; generalization; synthesis; and grouping. The proposed scientific article is characterized by systematization, formulation of specific conclusions, and the presence of recommendations and suggestions for intensifying the patriotic education of cadets and students based on the heroic past of Russia and its multinational people. The research objective is to objectively identify the existing problems in the field of patriotic education, as well as the shortcomings in the practice of using the potential of the heroic history and traditions of our Motherland, and to outline the prospects for their elimination. The proposed materials of the article have scientific novelty, theoretical significance, and practical relevance. They can be used in the educational activities of secondary and higher education institutions in the Russian Federation, as well as in scientific research on the topic of patriotism.