From the history of forming the image of the fatherland defender at the Kuban Cossacks (XIX - beginning of XX centuries)

The Cossacks passed a centuries-old way in the formation and development, were the active subject of the major Russian events. In Soviet period an assessment was given to Cossacks from political parties-class line items and mostly was negative. The integral entity of this phenomenon of the Russian and world history is not opened yet, requires new approaches and estimates. The daily history of the Cossacks, feature of formation of its spiritual moral guidelines, questions of fostering patriotism, devotion to the Fatherland, etc. is least of all studied. The special tenor of life penetrated by archaic elements, the militarized life accompanying the Cossack from the moment of the birth and till an extreme old age, traditions and customs created special psychology, the principle of exclusiveness in Cossacks. The major role in this plan was occupied by the Cossack family. Games, fist and fights, camp collections, competitions and military maneuvers ground moral and strong-willed qualities and military and application-oriented skills, desire to increase the Cossack glory, learned to control emotions. The traditional spiritual culture means and methods which are saved up in the course of socialization of the personality education and training were directed to formation of an image of the Fatherland defender. We read that the experience accumulated by the Kuban Cossacks during socialization of younger generation can be demanded and today.