THE PLACE OF FRIENDLY RELATIONS IN THE FORMATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S IDEAS ABOUT THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR

Abstract

The article presents the results of a secondary analysis of data from the study "The Attitude of students to the Great Patriotic war", conducted on the initiative of the Russian society of sociologists, by a research team led by Yuri Vishnevsky, as well as research materials from the Public opinion Foundation. The author, based on the interpretation of the respondents 'answers to the questionnaire questions:" who do you talk to most often about the great Patriotic war? And what would your friends do (in the context of: "What would your friends do if the war started?")", - analyzes the place of friendly relations in the formation of modern youth's ideas about the war of the Soviet people in 1941-1945. Regardless of the religion (Orthodoxy, Islam, Buddhism, atheism), the possible professional trajectory, as well as the specialty acquired at the University (technical, humanitarian, socio-economic, natural science), the phenomenon of friendship plays a significant role in shaping the worldview of young people. The article assesses the effectiveness of using such a methodological technique as a projective situation in a sociological survey, which allows showing the attitude to patriotism through the hypothetical behavior of friends, and evaluating the possible vector of actions in a hypothetical, critical situation limited by certain circumstances and conditions. There is freedom of assessment and independence of respondents positions. Proposals are formulated to improve the methodological and content apparatus of future research. Possible directions of the state policy on search for modern forms of additional education, volunteer projects that involve young people in the process of active participation in the events and results of the second world war and increase the interest of young people in obtaining objective data on the history of Russia are noted.