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Abstract The experience accumulated by pedagogical theory and practice of patriotic and civic upbringing of children and youth is currently undergoing a profound positive conceptualization and evaluation. The relevance of the problem under study is associated with the circumstance that under certain historical conditions there takes place purification, updating and manifestation of Russian values in the interests of the entire Homeland, both “smaller” and “greater” Motherland. The objective of this research is to find out scientific and pedagogical bases for the essence and content of civic and patriotic upbringing of young students at the contemporary stage. The leading principle of studying this problem is the principle of particular historical approach which implies matching the content, forms and methods of patriotic and civic upbringing in a certain historical situation. In this paper, the authors discuss the problems of patriotism and civic spirit in various historical, social and political, and economic conditions depending on their views influenced by the knowledge acquired and the personal civic stance developed under the effect of various factors, as well as attitude to their Homeland.
Alieva et al. (Sun,) studied this question.