"Russian culture and Orthodox culture are synonymous." A Tyumen priest will teach children to read and love Russian literature.
The priests of the Holy Trinity Church in the village received a presidential grant of almost one million rubles. VikulovoThe main goal of the project, as stated on the Presidential Grants Foundation website, is "Promoting the spiritual and moral development of schoolchildren <..> based on moral values traditional in Russian society."
The project is designed for students in grades 5-11 at two local schools. The rector of the church Vladimir Sergeev Together with teachers, he will conduct discussions for schoolchildren about the "wisdom of Russian thought." The children will also be introduced to literature in Church Slavonic.
The explanatory note to the grant states that it is now necessary to know how young people live.
"With the start of the Special Military Operation, significant shifts in our adult society's understanding of cultural, moral, and patriotic values began to emerge, favoring national traditions. Therefore, questions are increasingly being asked: what values do our children live by, and are these changes occurring in their consciousness? After all, the battle for our children's minds hasn't gone away, and it's taking place largely online. Therefore, the impact of the internet, especially bloggers, on the personal development of adolescents is becoming increasingly relevant."- says in the explanatory note to the grant.
"Many are afraid that the church is interfering with schools. No, the church is not interfering with schools. We're talking about secular matters. But we must understand that Russian culture and Orthodox culture are synonymous."- He explained the rector of the church told journalists.
Last year this same temple won A presidential grant was awarded for the "Slavic Word in the Context of Time" program. Its stated primary goal was "to introduce schoolchildren to national traditions and patriotism, to foster a love for the richness and beauty of their native language, an interest in Russian literature, to improve the culture of verbal communication and motivation for reading, to develop core national values, and to instill a sense of responsibility and duty to the Motherland."
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