REFRACTION OF RUSSIAN HISTORICAL HERITAGE AMONG STUDENTS

Abstract

The relevance of the topic of perception of students in Russian history as the study of mechanisms of influence on this perception, acquired in recent years an increased value. Attitude to the historical heritage in any society is an indicator of the presence or absence of civic consensus required for political stability and sustainable development. The perception of Russian history in the domestic environment of student’s youth all the more important in light of the fact that in the spring of 2017, she is more actively involved in what is happening in the country political processes. Political unit Financial University in 2017 in the framework of the state assignment is conducting a large-scale study of mechanisms of influence on the perception of Russian history students. One of the key elements is a large-scale survey of the task force on this issue. The preliminary results presented in this article. The obtained results allow to conclude that in an environment of students is no uniform and holistic perception of national history, moreover, this applies even to key moments. A variety of indirect evidence suggests that, despite the positive perception of Russian historical heritage, in students there is a request for the variability of presentation of and request for changes. This finds expression, in particular, in a positive attitude to the events of history, associated with the change, but not drastically-the revolutionary plan. With regard to the tools of information impact on young people, including those associated with the retransmission of historical experience, the task force does not accept the propaganda approach, but is quite loyal to the usual manipulative practices. Thus, the most effective instruments of influence on it, including from the point of view of the relay of the attitude to Russian history, is not direct propaganda, the dominant in the practices of the Russian authorities in 2014, and more indirect manipulation.