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Memory and pain of the Belarusian land
Patriotism and citizenship are of great importance in the social and spiritual development of a person. They act as integral elements of his worldview and attitude towards his native country, other nations and peoples. Only on the basis of uplifting feelings of patriotism and national shrines does love for the motherland become stronger, a sense of responsibility for its power and independence, the preservation of material and spiritual values appears, and the nobility and dignity of the individual develops.
Patriotic education and the formation of a culture of interethnic communication is carried out in the process of involving students in active creative work for the benefit of the Motherland, instilling a caring attitude towards the history of the fatherland, its cultural heritage, the customs and traditions of the people – love for the small Motherland, for their native places; instilling readiness to defend the Motherland; studying the customs and culture of different ethnic groups. An important role in patriotic education is played by the organization of work on the study of state symbols of the Republic of Belarus: coat of arms, flag, anthem, symbols of other countries.
Thus, patriotism can be defined as love and respect for one’s people, neighbors, oneself, the historical past, language, culture . Pride in belonging to the Belarusian ethnic group. Identification is the correlation of oneself with society, its development goals and one’s place in it. Recognition and understanding of sovereignty, the intrinsic value of the state and its national interests.
Patriotism is a feeling of love for one’s Motherland, expressed in active work for its prosperity and protection from enemies. This definition contains the essence of the ideology of patriotism in its general form. The specific direction of patriotism is determined by its ideological basis.
The ideological basis of patriotism in the Republic of Belarus is determined by:
the presence of a single and inalienable territory of the Republic of Belarus with its people, historical and cultural values worthy of their preservation, development and protection;
the existence of a Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, guaranteeing the construction and improvement of a democratic social legal state;
the presence of state symbols of the Republic of Belarus, which expresses truly folk traditions, has national historical roots and corresponds to the modern and future development of our Motherland;
the unity of the people regardless of the ethnic and ideological heterogeneity of society;
commitment of the Republic of Belarus to universal human values and awareness of itself as a full-fledged subject of the world community;
uneven social development and the presence of national Armed Forces in almost all countries of the world, which does not exclude the possibility of armed conflicts.
These prerequisites define the patriotism of the Republic of Belarus as peace aimed at improving and protecting its democratic social legal state and cooperation with other states.
The main goals of the patriotic education of youth in the Republic of Belarus are to instill in young people a love for Belarus, the formation in them of a sustainable desire to contribute to its prosperity and the desire to protect it from enemies.
To achieve these goals, it is currently necessary to perform specific tasks, the main of which are:
instilling deep respect for the national heritage, traditions, customs, culture, and religions of the people of Belarus;
explanation of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, which creates conditions for democracy and civil harmony, free and dignified development of the individual;
instilling respect for the State Emblem and State Flag of the Republic of Belarus, based on the heroic and dramatic history of the Belarusian people;
fostering an understanding that under this coat of arms and flag new generations will build a highly developed Republic of Belarus, equal among the states of the world community;
instilling a sense of pride in one’s country and readiness to fulfill the social role of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus;
education in the spirit of national interaction and friendliness, monolithic unity of the people of the Republic of Belarus. International education;
instilling love and respect for the Belarusian language as the language of the indigenous population of Belarus, Russian and other languages of the people of the Republic of Belarus;
revealing the beauties of Belarusian nature, convincing of the need to protect the ecological environment;
organization of implementation of defense sports complexes and standards;
instilling respect for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus and for the defender of the Fatherland, the warrior;
formation in young men of moral, psychological and physical readiness to fulfill their constitutional duty to protect the Republic of Belarus;
conviction of the need for peace and international cooperation for Belarus.
Education of citizenship and patriotism is a purposeful and systematic activity of schools, colleges, technical schools, universities, various youth organizations and recreational places for children and adolescents to develop in young people a high patriotic consciousness, a sense of loyalty to their Fatherland, readiness to fulfill civic duty and constitutional obligations to protect interests of the Motherland. It is aimed at developing an individual who has the qualities of a citizen – a patriot of the Motherland and is capable of successfully fulfilling civic duties in times of peace and war.
State symbols of the Republic of Belarus
The international cultural and humanitarian project “Film Lessons in Schools of the World” is being implemented by the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “Center for the Development of Intellectual and Creative Abilities “Intelrost”” (St. Petersburg, Russia) and is aimed at creating an innovative system of moral education covering all levels of general education ( https://kinouroki.org ).
The section contains: a brief description of the project; Regulations on the International Competition of Social Practices; links to 31 film lessons – children's short feature films and teaching aids for them, intended for conducting classes on spiritual and moral education in schools. The films of the project were created thanks to the participation of more than two million schoolchildren from 52 constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the “Cinecology” charity event.
Links to film lessons (films and teaching aids) of the International Cultural and Humanitarian Project “Film Lessons in Schools of the World”