INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC-PRACTICAL FORUM “LESSONS OF NUREMBERG”: EXPERIENCE OF DEVELOPING THE HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF STUDENTS

Abstract

The article reveals experience of developing the historical consciousness of students during the international scientific and practical forum “Lessons of Nuremberg” and the final events within the framework of the forum topics organized by the Department of Humanities of Moscow International University. The article substantiates the relevance and necessity of developing historical consciousness, historical thinking and reflection among students through their participation in such scientific and practical events as the historical forum. The article analyzes the basics of historical consciousness, research approaches to its consideration, highlights its main aspects, as well as the features of the historical consciousness of modern youth. The authors have identified specific methods and forms of pedagogical influence in order to deepen the historical reflection of students in the framework of research activities organized by the Department of Humanities (discussion method, “case study”). The research reveals the purpose, the main principles of selecting the content of the material, the scientific and methodological basis of the organized round table “Historical truth or propaganda: how to talk about the war in the modern public space?”. The article summarizes the results of the conducted scientific and practical events, evaluates the experience of their implementation in the context of the formation of the historical consciousness of students.