Raising a true patriot discussed at the National Centre RUSSIA
Educating young people today means working for the future. The search for modern approaches to promoting key national values was the focus of the discussion "How to Raise a Patriot?", held on 31 October at the National Centre RUSSIA as part of the "Community" forum organised by the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.
Moderator of the discussion, First Deputy Chair of the Civic Chamber Commission for Volunteering and Youth Policy, Yelena Rodionova, emphasised the importance of patriotic education for building the nation’s future and shared the results of a survey of young people on historical awareness.
"Working with young people means working for the day after tomorrow. After all, it is they who will pass on to their children the values we talk so much about — and, more importantly, work hard to uphold. Every meeting of our Commission touches upon the vital topic of preserving historical memory. We conducted a survey on the importance of historical education, in which 28,500 young people took part, and over 90% said it was a key aspect of working with youth," said Yelena Rodionova.
Speaking about the role of sport, art and education in nurturing patriotism, member of the Moscow City Duma, three-time Olympic champion in synchronised swimming and Artistic Director of the Russian Theatre on Water, Maria Kiselyova, noted: "When competing in international tournaments, athletes represent not only themselves but their country. It is a great honour, a huge responsibility, and the dream of almost every athlete. Often, at the awards ceremony, when the anthem plays and the national flag is raised, they can’t hold back their tears — and that says a lot. These are examples to follow. And if you combine sport and art, then through emotional engagement and personal experience we internalise what we learn at school and hear from our mentors much more deeply," explained Maria Kiselyova.
The issue of upbringing in the digital age and the conditions shaping young people’s personalities today was raised by Adviser to the Staff of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building, Yevgenia Zhukovskaya.
"Our most interesting and greatest challenge is how to make young people full citizens and patriots in the modern world. I believe the task of civil society and government representatives is to achieve a balance between legislation and digital life — to ensure, on the one hand, that we don’t overregulate, and on the other, that we create a safe digital environment for our children. And, of course, our mission is to make sure that digital technologies do not replace reason, will, and the patriotic feeling passed from person to person," said Yevgenia Zhukovskaya.
Deputy Head of the Youth Projects Department of the National Centre RUSSIA, Sergei Sokolov, shared his experience of fostering moral values and patriotism through volunteering.
"Since the establishment of the National Centre RUSSIA, our volunteers have not only helped create comfort and atmosphere for visitors, but also promoted our ideas and values. A key factor here is the broad age range of our volunteer community — from 14 to 78. This gives young people valuable experience of communicating with people of different generations. It’s crucial to allow volunteers to realise the initiatives they personally see as meaningful and important," said Sergei Sokolov.
The "Community" forum, marking the 20th anniversary of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, is being held at the National Centre RUSSIA from 31 October to 1 November. The event brings together over 5,000 experts, representatives of government bodies and public organisations.
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