On the influence of the historical legacy of the Great Patriotic War on the formation of the modern concept of education of a citizen and a patriot in the Republic of Adygeya

The research relevance is that for the modern system of education of a citizen in Russia it is necessary to develop a systemic approach to the use of historical and cultural heritage, including the example of the period of the Great Patriotic War. The study was conducted on the example of the Republic of Adygea. The research purpose is to consider the modern practice of patriotic education of young people on the example of the Republic of Adygea. The research objectives are to consider the basics of patriotic education in the modern Republic of Adygea; in identifying the most influential ideas of the Soviet era, which can be adopted in the modern concept of civic and patriotic education, as well as in considering some aspects of the Soviet historical heritage in the field of civic and patriotic education of young people. The research methodology is based on the historical and pedagogical approach and includes a group of general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction), as well as a number of special methods: hist[1]riographical analysis of scientific literature on the topic of research, the method of regional political analysis, the method of descriptive qualitative research. Results . At present, there is an urgent need to revive the system of patriotic education in the cadet corps of the Republic of Adygea, which can use meetings with veterans of the Great Patriotic War, museums of military glory, as well as a number of methodological developments from the era of the Komsomol and the Soviet historical heritage. Conclusion . It is necessary to rely on the experience of forming a civil and patriotic position among young people in the Soviet period on the example of the Great Patriotic War, which will successfully educate a generation of young people who are able to defend the interests of their homeland not only in wartime, but also in peacetime. In this regard, it is recommended to develop a program of patriotic education based on the experience of the Great Patriotic War.