If war starts tomorrow: educational work and participation in public and political life of the republic of teachers of Dagestan in the pre-war period (1938 - june, 1941)

Abstract

The article highlighted the main directions of educational and social and political activities of teachers of Dagestan in the prewar years in a multinational region where the strong influence of Islam, the Muslim clergy and local traditions dominated. Taking into account the experience of predecessors, using new historiographic developments, reliable source material that has not been previously involved in scientific circulation, it was demonstrated that in the conditions of general development of the educational system, strengthening discipline in educational institutions, raising the ideological and political level of teachers, their activities in raising children and youth increasingly acquired an anti-war orientation and a massive patriotic and defense-sporting character. The article reflects the assistance to the teacher’s corps of the republic in this field of activity from party, Komsomol, trade union, public organizations, voluntary sports societies, and shows the participation of active teachers, pedagogical students in the political life of Dagestan and their contribution to the spiritual and moral, physical and patriotic education of the younger generation. The study and use of this historical experience gained by past generations seems extremely relevant and important, especially in light of citizenship education of modern youth.

Keywords

• дагестан
• многонациональный регион
• учебные заведения
• учителя
• школьная дисциплина
• воспитательная работа
• оборонно-массовая работа
• патриотическое воспитание
• общественно-политическая деятельность
• dagestan
• multinational region
• educational institutions
• teachers
• school discipline
• educational work
• mass defense work
• patriotic education
• social and political activity