In the modern world, where there are strained geopolitical relations between countries, where more and more political leaders of various states are being drawn every day, thereby increasing the global conflict, it is necessary to clarify the interpersonal relations of people among themselves in order to try to settle the world order and preserve humanity. The article describes the results of a study of patriotic education of young people living in Scandinavia and in the closest European countries to Russia. Some manifestations of patriotism are identified, as well as the deep patriotic feelings of people living in their country are revealed. In the article, the key conclusion of the research work is determined that: patriotic education of representatives of other countries has its own characteristics, both among young people and the older generation of people living in Europe. The peculiarities and specifics of each country and their generally positive or neutral attitude towards Russians. Revealing the essence and content of patriotic education, the peculiarities and specifics of each of the countries are stated, however, in the overwhelming majority, the common thing that unites representatives of these countries is caring for their own families, this is passion for professional activities and personal affairs.

В статье представлено исследование понятия и сущности толерантности и этнической идентичности. Рассмотрены различные определения феноменов толерантности и этнической идентичности. Раскрыты условия развития толерантности и основные этапы формирования толерантного отношения. Проанализирована взаимосвязь толерантности и этнической идентичности, а также взаимосвязь этнической толерантности и компонентов этнической идентичности. Результаты нашего исследования позволили выявить взаимосвязь между уровнем толерантности и компонентами этнической идентичности личности.

The article presents the results of a study to determine the conditions for the effective involvement of older adolescents and young people in search activities as a means of their social hardening. The implementation of the program for the inclusion of minors in this socially significant activity expands the range of formed readiness to solve life tasks, problems, expands the educational potential of the extracurricular process and acts as a means capable of objectively contributing to reducing risks in the youth environment.

The article discusses features of theatrical activity. The influence of involvement in theatrical activity on the psychological characteristics of students, their emotional intelligence and psychological well-being is investigated. With the help of Pearson’s correlation analysis, the relationship of the parameters of emotional intelligence with the scales of psychological well-being, as well as the relationship of the above parameters with the frequency of theater attendance, were found. Additionally, changes in the emotional states on different stages of the show trial and intragroup relationships dynamics were studied.

The paper presents a theoretical analysis of crisis and transformational processes in the development of the family, which caused the formation of new forms of it with changed value relations to matrimony, parenthood and kinship. Two interrelated trends are shown, one of which is the liberalization of marital relations, which complicate the transmission of family values to children due to the fragility and high probability of their disintegration; the competition of parenting values with the desire for self-realization and the desire for professional achievements; the erosion of kinship values in nuclear families. The second trend captures the preservation of family values for modern youth, which is confirmed by empirical research. The statement is substantiated that the family, as the main translator of family values, “competes” with other agents of socialization — the media and social networks.

The article presents an analysis of the patriotic education of youth in the Arctic region of the Kola Arctic on the example of the training of children and adolescents in the state regional educational and methodological Center for military-patriotic education of youth “Avangard” and in the commercial Center for civil-patriotic education “To live in the North”. Both Centers were opened on the initiative of the Governor of the Murmansk region to implement the idea of patriotic education, cohesion of the population, preservation of historical memory and ensuring the sovereignty and security of citizens of the Russian state. The negative and positive aspects of the work of the Centers have been identified, shortcomings and ways to eliminate them have been identified.

The article presents an analysis of the historical periods of the introduction of initial military training in Russia. The modern legislative framework that regulates the preparation of citizens for military service in the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is analyzed. Attention is focused on the current stage of the introduction of initial military training in educational institutions of the country, where it is noted that from September 1, 2023, the integration of the initial military training program into the educational process of Russian youth is planned, but at the same time trends of a supposedly formal approach to this initiative are revealed.

The problem of career and migration attitudes of studying youth and psychological wellbeing is posed as their possible factor. Using a sample of 390 Omsk students with different social and demographic characteristics, based on the diagnosis of subjective and psychological wellbeing of the individual, as well as cluster analysis, three groups of students with different levels of well-being were identified. Their comparative analysis made it possible to identify significant differences through the severity and combination of career and migration attitudes of students. A direct connection has been established between the level of well-being of students and career orientations, and an inverse connection with their migration intentions. This trend has practical significance, making it possible to provide social and psychological support to students at risk in order to prevent migration and career risks.

Features of the self-attitude of student youth have been identified: self-acceptance and perception as authoritative, sociable and energetic, sympathy and acceptance of students by others as sociable and serious; a level above the average psychological profile of the value of oneself and the love of the world; average level of selfishness; below average psychological profile of a good servant but a bad master; low level of psychological profile of detachment with distrust. The following were established: a noticeable connection between the psychological profile of the value of oneself and the love of the world and the perception of students around them as sociable and serious, and the students’ perception of themselves as authoritative, sociable and energetic, and self-love.

The article reveals the essence and content of military-patriotic education in the Training Center for youth of the Arctic region «IN THE NORTH — TO LIVE». The article presents a system of training young people for service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which includes nine modules, namely: a historical and theoretical module; a module of the basics of sociocultural, economic progressive development of the Arctic region; a module of the basics of initial tactical training; a module of the basics of fire training; a module of the basics of first aid and tactical medicine; a module of physical training; the module of the basics of drill training; leisure module; the module of the basics of emergency prevention, as well as conducting a control lesson. The result of this work is to foster a sense of patriotism among young people, love for the Motherland, the formation of a positive attitude towards the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the upcoming military service; to increase the level of physical fitness of young people; to strengthen the somatic health and mental stability of young people.

The article presents the results of a study on the peculiarities of the formation of a responsible attitude among young students to the handling of weapons, highlights the general theoretical foundations that determine the formative model. The proposed version of the programs included in extracurricular activities allows you to expand the possibilities of the educational potential of this component. The organization of a rich moral and legal practice acts as a means capable of helping to reduce social risks among students.

The article is devoted to the problem of moral and volitional self-education of students with a predisposition to deviant behavior. The author pays special attention to the substantiation of the value orientation of the individual to physical culture and sports as one of the sources of the formation of moral and volitional upbringing of students.

The article is dedicated to the overview of virtual reality technologies in the educational system, aimed at social adaptation of self-excluded young people. Social isolation among the adolescents and the young people is a social problem lacking both explanation and resolution. However, successful examples of using virtual reality to decrease a sense of self-isolation among people who are unable to leave their room exist. Possible ways of using virtual reality for implementing isolated youg people into school grades are provided by the authors.

The problems of educating young people and ensuring their health and safety, including the fight against drug addiction, are discussed. By means of reflexive-activity psychology of personal development and moral education, the age-psychological characteristics of drug addicts are studied: their need-semantic sphere, experiences, motivation of behavior, goal-setting, relationships with family and social environment. With this in mind, the types of reflexive psycho-therapeutic programs for psychocorrection of personal development are designed. The educational experience of prevention and rehabilitation aimed at reflexive and pedagogical provision of psychological safety and spiritual and moral health of young people is summarized.

The ideas of Kuzbass students about the cultural region in the conditions of the development of the Siberian Cluster of Arts (N = 303) with the use of a free associative experiment are investigated. The study of the semantic space of the concept of “cultural region” made it possible to identify its components such as: cultural infrastructure (institutions, events); cultural environment, atmosphere, people; general concepts that define a common vector; public order, cleanliness; community, historicity, ethnicity; education; personal development, freedom of creativity; cultural events accessibility; modernity, fame.

The specificity of the components of self-awareness of student youth has been determined: the average level of adulthood, self-acceptance and agreement with oneself; below average level of self-imposition and self-searching; low levels of imitation and self-suppression, psychological profiles of the rebellious teenager and nostalgia for adolescence. It has been established: a very high connection between acceptance of one’s own self and agreement with oneself, and adulthood; agreement with oneself and adulthood; high connection between self-acceptance and selfimposition, and self-searching; agreement with oneself and the imposition of one’s own Self, and the search for oneself; adulthood and the imposition of one’s own Self, and the search for oneself.

The article is devoted the civil and patriotic education of the younger generation, the founder of which in Russia was the great teacher K. D. Ushinsky. Modern researchers have carried out theoretical analysis of his pedagogical heritage, clarified the author’s definition of the concept of «civil and patriotic education», pedagogical conditions for the implementation of civil and patriotic education of students are indicated.

The relevance of the research is due to the increased interest of students in modern musical genres. Music penetrates into the space of any culture and is able to form a worldview, value orientations, and spiritual ideals. The article reveals the concept of “musical culture”, examines the problems of studying the musical preferences of young people and the formation of their musical taste, shows the forms and genres of music that are most relevant in modern times. Based on the conducted survey, we can draw a conclusion about current state of musical preferences of students, as well as recommendations on the formation of musical culture among students in the educational process.

The article reveals the theoretical issues related to the identification of the valuesemantic foundations of the education of modern youth, a comparative analysis of normative legal documents regulating educational activities in institutions of general and higher education is carried out. The authors focus on the specifics of the work of teaching staff aimed at the formation of value orientations of the younger generation.