SOCIO-HISTORICAL RETROSPECTS OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE CHURCH AND YOUTH IN RUSSIA

Ershov Bogdan Anatolievich¹, Perevozchikova Larisa Sergeevna¹, Volkova Ekaterina Alexandrovna¹, Sergey Yarkovoy¹, Fursov Vladimir Nikolaevich², Frolova Elena Vladimirovna¹

¹Voronezh State Technical University, Moskovsky Prospect, 14, Voronezh, Russia,

E-mail:  bogdan.ershov@yandex.ru, 8-919-243-06-34,

²Voronezh State Pedagogical University, Lenin street, 86

 

Abstract

The article deals with the socio-historical aspects of relations between the youth and the church in Russia. It is shown that in different periods of history the place of religion in the system of education of young generations, as well as the attitude to knowledge about religion and its role in the spiritual and moral education of youth, has undergone significant changes: from the unification of society and the school to their complete separation.

Today, knowledge of religion has returned to the state system of education and upbringing. The article has solved the insufficiently studied problem that allows rethinking the religiosity of youth, because today young people in their social nature represent a "holographic" reflection of all the contradictions and opportunities in certain scales of social reality.

The role of the Russian state, which seeks through the system of educational institutions to develop modern ideological guidelines for youth, such as the humanization of Russian ideology, humanity, tolerance, is defined.

The article shows that changes in public consciousness and state policy over the past decade have led to heterogeneity in the society of spiritual and moral ideals. It turned out that the spiritual and moral educational functions of the current education system have been sharply weakened.

Keywords: church, youth, society, state, patriotism.