Steady success in forming Russian citizens can only be reached with upbringing and socialization institutions functioning in coordination. With this in mind the Russian practice of the late years is analyzed. It is shown that there is no full coordination in this sense on the basis of national Russian values. In many cases these institutions confront each other in their work. This results in a number of problems and contradictory results in upbringing and socialization. Some measures to harmonize these processes are suggested.

The article examines negative impact of historical fakes on the personality of the student and ways to deal with them. The authors of the article reveal the concept of “historical fake”, give examples of lies about the history of Russia. The article also examines the place of false historical information in the propaganda machine of our political opponents and reveals the details of the confrontation with fakes both at the state level in general and at the school level in particular. Due to the analysis of various false data about the history of our country that have appeared over the past 30 years, our article clearly demonstrates the depth of the problem of historical fakes, the need and ways to solve it in the context of teaching and educating a citizen and patriot of Russia at school.

The article is devoted to the issue of developing the educational potential of intended teachers from territories of new constituent entities of Russia. The author has clarified the characteristic of student’s educational potential considered as a complex social and psychological quality, including personal resources, psychological reserves and person internal capabilities. Sociocultural and social-professional factors contributing to the development of the quality under study are identified, forms and methods are defined. The findings of the study demonstrate that the contemporary teaching objective is to provide a student with guidance on how to effectively educate themselves, and help him/her become a specialist and a citizen of Russia.