The essays on the Great Patriotic War as an indicator of patriotism students

The article describes the author's pedagogical experience of using the potential of historical memory in the lessons of the Russian language and literature. The author gives examples from the works of schoolchildren, analyzes the semantic and stylistic features of their texts. The article reveals the wide possibilities of the theme of the history of the Great Patriotic War in the process of military-patriotic education of the younger generation.