Recently, which is very pleasing, more and more often it comes to patriotism. The authorities at all levels began to think about the revival of patriotism, since it is high time to close this “breach” in education. But attempts to patch it with the help of financial stimulation will not take effect, since patriotism cannot be bought, it is brought up, formed for many years. A certain part of the younger generation, who is now 25-35 years old, does not even accept any calls for patriotism, and they are embarrassed to respond to them. They do not know what it is.
Who can be called a patriot?
So who is a patriot? For many years this concept was not mentioned, and in the 90s, calls to love the Motherland were even considered battered and conservative. Cultural monuments were destroyed, joining the army was considered a stupid occupation, and it was normal to evade service.
A patriot can be considered one who, from childhood, was brought up on concrete examples, for whom someone else’s feat is not just words. Who is a patriot? Someone who is really capable of penetrating other people's problems, whose sense of compassion and love is not preserved. You can’t just call a person a patriot and assume that he is a person. To be such means not only throwing your breast at the embrasure or giving your life for loved ones. This is the upbringing of universal human qualities, the individual’s stay in a society that can be considered normal, with values, dignity and the ability to take care of others.
If these conditions are not created, then for a person only personal ambitions, own good and prosperity will always be priority.
How are things at this time?
The situation has changed dramatically, finally the authorities realized that nothing was happening by itself. The responsibilities incumbent on parents to educate full-fledged members of society were often not fulfilled. Sometimes it was problematic to feed their children, and there was no question of wasting time on patriotic conversations.
At the moment, military sports clubs, search units have been organized, which clearly demonstrate real work and assistance to the relatives of the victims. Cadet classes are being created , Cossack units are being organized, a young patriot of Russia is studying the origins of the Cossacks, and in schools for teenagers they teach the basics of military affairs.
They try to instill the basics of Orthodox culture, to identify high spiritual values in cooperation with representatives of the church. The lessons of Orthodox education are being introduced.
Press and television on patriotism
The media enthusiastically picks up the theme of patriotism, more and more often you can find specific examples of the feat on the pages of printed publications, diplomas and encouraging gifts are awarded to distinguished ones, which is widely covered in newspapers and on television. The film industry is trying to convey to teenagers who a patriot is, films are made that are interesting to young people, it happens that when watching films on military subjects, values change. The young patriot seeks to become like heroes, he is worried about problems in the country, which means there is a chance that he will want to solve them when he grows up.
Sports in the education of patriots
The young generation is full of strength, aspirations and ambitions. The task of society is to guide them, to suggest, to discern abilities, and sport does an excellent job of this. Sections not only allow their pupils to become strong and fast, but they are also able to awaken this feeling - patriotism in a teenager.
When he stands on the podium, he involuntarily touches a single feeling of pride in his homeland, for himself, for his club. Most athletes are true patriots of the fatherland, they take the hymn differently when it plays in honor of their well-deserved victory. No wonder many people have tears in their eyes, they are familiar with such feelings as dedication, hard work and the desire to be the best. They themselves know what price they had to pay for this tremulous and exciting moment of victory.
Case Studies
If a guy from a neighboring house received a medal for rescue in a fire, this is perceived brighter than the speech of strangers and important people on TV. Specific examples are always more effective, and it is necessary to arouse interest, a teenager will definitely discuss this with friends, want to imitate the hero, and be able to overcome self-doubt and fear. He can always answer who a patriot is.
Speak the same language with the younger generation
The interests of modern youth are diverse, there are many sources of information. In this situation, it is worth paying attention to the fact that you can direct the curiosity of the guys in the right direction, the young patriot will respond if there is an opportunity to learn his story, roots. This is no longer entertainment: with the help of historical facts, examples, it is easy to translate interests into a patriotic channel. You should not use the methods that were practiced on the pioneers and Komsomol members. Time goes forward, and modern youth requires a different attitude, you need to forget the old patterns, they can only complicate the process. Indifference to a small homeland, honesty, responsiveness and compassion - these are the qualities of a patriot. It must be pointed out that the state is not those who currently govern. We are the country, Russia, and if you do nothing, then there will never be a change.
Lies and idle talk are the main enemies of a true patriot, if you do not pay serious attention to this problem, we will get a generation of cynics who care only about their well-being. It is worth paying more attention to the historical heritage, memory, culture, then there will be returns, who will defend the homeland, stand on a pedestal and rule the country. If you are interested in a kind of history, the place where you grew up, the chance increases that this desire for knowledge will grow into more, will affect the general history.
The changes that have occurred in recent years have led to the fact that the worldview of people has changed, ideas about spirituality are breaking down, the process of forming new realities and values is significantly behind the debunking of old ones. And as a result - the loss of patriotism, which recently was an important part in the mind, it was he who was the factor in the formation of the Russian mentality. Studies have shown that modern youth is confused, there is no clear position, ideals, hence the frank pessimism in the perception of real life.