Pedagogical findings of children's periodics of the USSR (based on 1962 publications)

Abstract

The presented research is carried out in the context of the general plan of research works of the Book Chamber of Ukraine for 2020. The article is devoted to the Ukrainian Soviet periodicals of 1962, the electronic base of which is formed at this stage. The article prepared by the author raises the issue of children's periodicals of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, which, to date, remains insufficiently studied by scientists. Taking into account the special urgency and demand of this topic, the researcher conducted a content analysis of children's magazines published in the USSR during 1962 under the auspices of the Central Committee of the Leninist Communist Youth Union of Ukraine and the Republican Council of the All-Union Pioneer Organization. Lenin. We are talking about the magazine "Malyatko", designed for preschool children, the magazine "Barvinok", which was published for children of preschool and primary school age, the magazine "Pioneer", which reached the teenage audience. All these magazines still exist under their former names, with the exception of the magazine "Pioneer", which is now published under the name "Classmate". The processed editions were published in large editions, distributed among readers at symbolic prices and were distinguished by their powerful educational potential. The editorial boards of these journals have mastered and widely used acceptable for today's practical pedagogy forms of work with the younger generation. Children were instilled with high moral qualities, such as honesty, friendliness, diligence, devotion to the Fatherland, respect for the elderly, equal treatment of people of all races, nations and nationalities, care for nature and more. Magazines formed a culture of family reading, taught children to communicate with each other and adults. These publications had a deep Ukrainian studies content and were an example of exemplary knowledge of the Ukrainian literary language.