System of Civic-Patriotic Education at the Belarusian-Russian University and Its Role in Strengthening the Friendship of Fraternal Nations

The article reveals the features of the system of civic-patriotic education at the Belarusian-Russian University, based on the commitment to integrative values of the Union State, including a common historical memory, civic political values, values of the corporate university culture and healthy lifestyle. The main recent events held at the university are disclosed in a meaningful way. In particular, the authors consider many aspects of the work of the International Russian-Belarusian Center for Interregional Cooperation in education, science and culture (established in 2019) the prime objectives of which are both to enhance the links between residents of the Republic of Belarus and compatriots in Russia and to develop cultural and language dialogue. The authors pay some special attention to the international scientific and practical humanitarian conferences, in which representatives of the scientific community of the Union State take part as well as to the international festivals that attract youth artistic performance teams from Russia and Belarus. The article also deals with the issue of such specific forms of patriotic education as the implementation of the optional course “University Studies” and the work of the Museum of the Russian-Belarusian University. And last but not least the authors mention university sports events as a separate area of patriotic education. Finally, the authors reveal the significance of the volunteer and construction teams movements as an instrument of patriotic education traditionally used by the Russian-Belarusian University.