It is indicated that today there are three types of sports game airsoft: amateur (popular, mass, entertaining), sports (in the form of specially regulated competitions) and VR (virtual). An interesting game of “war” in the form of a sports competition is an effective way to form and improve physical qualities, motor fitness, volitional self-control, motivation to achieve results, self-control, somatognosis, organizational and communication skills (due to team activities) — that is, almost all the main components of the upbringing of a patriotic personality.

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.

The upbringing of patriots in Russia has always been an important and significant problem. It is no coincidence that Russia has won the vast majority of wars against a wide variety ofsnations. It is fundamentally important to recognize the following: in these wars, Russia defended itself, its integrity and sovereignty. During the Second World War, the contribution of the USSR to the victory over Nazi Germany and its allies and satellites was decisive. The more blasphemous looks the medal in honor of the victors over fascism, issued in Washington, on which three countries are represented: the USA, England, France.

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 presented article is undoubtedly relevant and timely. This relevance is due to geopolitical global events and serious problems in domestic education associated with a low quality level of civic and patriotic education of Russian schoolchildren. The article analyzes the basic concepts of the problem field being studied, and also substantiates the main directions of ensuring civil and patriotic education of students of general education organizations.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the use of innovative pedagogical technologies in the formation of patriotic education of students in the framework of educational and extracurricular activities. The author traces the formation of the concept of “pedagogical technology”, considers approaches to determining its essence in different time periods. The article examines the characteristic features of pedagogical technology. The concepts of “patriotic education»” “patriotism”, “citizenship” are defined. The historical information about the origins of the formation of patriotic education in our state is presented. The practical experience of using new pedagogical technologies in the formation of patriotism in modern Russian schools is summarized. The features of the use of pedagogical technologies for the formation of patriotic education in the educational and extracurricular activities of students are clarified. The conclusion is made about the need to find new effective ways to form patriotic education in school.

The article provides a historical analysis of the formation of the Armenian army, with the formation of Armenians as a people. The activities of well-known historical political and military figures, spiritual mentors in patriotic education, morale-combat training and the formation of troops are presented. The philosophical and ideological principles developed simultaneously with the development of military art, which were set out in the “Regulations of the code of honor of the Armenian military of the 4th-5th centuries”, are revealed.

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 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.

This article deals with the military-patriotic education of the younger generation, the role of pedagogical practice in the training of future specialists in the field of military-political work, as well as the activities of cadets of the Military University, which is aimed at the military-patriotic education of the younger generation.

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 practical formats for interaction with children and adolescents in the digital environment. The essence of the new digital application for Youth Army members is revealed, attention is drawn to the strengths and weaknesses of communication in the digital space.

The article presents the intermediate results of pilot testing of the model of patriotic education of students (future teachers of service labor) by means of educational disciplines of a special cycle on the technology of processing garments. The authors substantiate the expediency of using a convergent-activity approach in this process, the need for consulting support for the professional practice of teachers in the continuity mode.

This article examines the effectiveness of the developed target pedagogical program for the military-patriotic education of Suvorov residents of the Moscow Suvorov Military School, which in turn is confirmed by the results of the pedagogical experiment. The analysis of the results shows a stable and progressive increase in the level of formation of military-patriotic qualities in the control and experimental groups, however, the estimated indicators in the experimental groups are much higher. This circumstance allows us to assert the greatest effectiveness of the application of the Target pedagogical program in comparison with the existing plan of educational work of the Moscow Suvorov Military School.

The article is devoted to the practical experience of working on patriotic education with teenagers of the Unarmia movement in a specially created mobile application. The article considers an example of the interaction of children and adolescents with each other in the network under emerging communication conditions.

In the article, the authors raise the actual problem of perpetuating the memory of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War in the musical and pedagogical environment. It is emphasized that the involvement of children and youth in the multifaceted work to perpetuate and preserve the memory of the heroes, as a process, implements not only the educational function of education, but also serves educational purposes. As an example, the current socially significant all-Russian project is presented, which, according to the authors, contributes to the creative and personal development of students, as well as reinforcing patriotic and moral dominants in the education of young people. In this context, the form of educational content is relevant, which is universal for the entire field of education.

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.