Spiritual and moral development of cadets in a military university in modern conditions

this article talks about patriotism and patriotic education of cadets – defenders of the Russian state – in the framework of the educational process of military universities on the eve of the eightieth anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The author analyzes the following acute problems: the need of the state to ensure the effectiveness of patriotic education and the lack of scientific knowledge in the field of pedagogical conditions for its implementation, which has clearly manifested itself in recent years due to changes in the military-political situation in the world, the participation of the Russian Federation in a special military operation, the situation of the Russian population in Ukraine. The research paper examines the state pedagogical standards of higher education, identifies scientific approaches to the process of patriotic education of cadets, develops methodological recommendations to ensure the effectiveness of patriotic education of military university cadets and the development of spiritual and moral values among students in the educational process. During the work on the study, a number of scientific approaches were used: theoretical, empirical and statistical methods. The author of the article has studied an extensive layer of the most relevant theoretical and methodological literature, conducted a comparative analysis of the bibliographic sources used, and summarized the pedagogical experience presented in them. The positive results of the work of the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School, the Museum of the History of the Airborne Troops and the Academy of Law and Management of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia are presented. In conclusion, the author confirms that the systematic implementation of measures aimed at the effectiveness of patriotic education of cadets is an integral and necessary component of the educational process at a military university.

patriotism, spiritual and moral value, traditions, education, Motherland, Fatherland, defense, cadets, victory in the Great Patriotic War, education, armed forces