data picture: C The junior military school trained the students to use a pistol to target the target. (images from the network) Reference News Network reported in May 6th that the American foreign policy website published a report entitled "Putin's scout" in May 1st, compiled as follows:
the Russian government restored and revitalized the youth club of the Soviet era aimed at training a new generation of military patriots. But nowadays, these young people are spending more time learning how to throw a flying knife instead of a campfire.
in a dilapidated courtyard in the north of Moscow, a group of teenagers wearing camouflage clothes are listening to instructors teach them the basic skills of flying knives.
after a while, the teenagers threw their knives to a wooden plank on the side of the building and made a tinkling metal crash. An old lady with a shopping bag passed by and looked at the group of teenagers.
she is not the only traveler who is accustomed to this kind of scene. Most of the residents of the Moscow Ya La fagsky area are accustomed to these activities: from throwing a flying knife to a Kalashnikov rifle, these activities are happening almost every day. When residents walk out or walk home from work, their neighborhoods become a training ground for the local military patriotic club.
these clubs provide military technical training to young boys and girls. They insist on centuries of custom: instilling patriotic values and Russian historical awareness to teenagers. Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, these national network of clubs have been dispersed, and now they do not belong to any single authority. Officials do not have statistics, but most club officials claim that their membership is around 200 thousand.
in a club called avant-garde, for a member named Dimma, military patriotism education is an opportunity to let himself learn the skills that they can't learn at school. For people like Pushkin, the club provides an ideal training for their future career in the Russian armed forces.
"patriotism and military education have been a hobby for many years, but now I am ready for the next step. I am proud of my country and its history. I want to serve in the army and serve the country. Pushkin said.
the idea embodies the tradition of Military Patriotism, which can be traced to the youth sports organization movement throughout the middle of the Russian Empire in the middle of the nineteenth Century. Its modern form appeared in the 80s of last century, combining military training with patriotic values. At that time, Soviet soldiers returning from the Afghan battlefield tried to reverse the major shortcomings of the country's combat readiness system.
newly established clubs are placed under the supervision of the DOSAAF. DOSAAF is a paramilitary sports organization in the Soviet Union. It has undergone many reforms since it was founded in 1927. Today, on the basis of extensive training networks, DOSAAF has become a legitimate semi state-owned and semi commercial enterprise in Russia.
with the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the funding provided by the government disappeared, but after President Putin's administration, the campaign was revived. The laws signed in 2000 formally endorsed the role of these military patriotic clubs and designated them as "voluntary, self-governing, non-commercial groups based on civil initiatives".
2010, Putin implemented a 10 year "Federal Reserve System for Russian citizens", committed to direct investment in human, material and financial resources, aimed at expanding the military patriotic club network. Several famous public figures wrote an open letter to the president, condemning the initiative as an attempt to create "an ideology based on the worship of the government, the state and the army".
Boris Altshuler, the head of the NGO children's rights organization, is one of the signatories of this letter. He believes that the revival of military patriotic training is part of a broader movement aimed at foreign influence and is often used to strengthen the anti Western voice of the Russian media. "When you mention Military Patriotism, you must have an enemy," he said. It is right to encourage healthy lifestyles, but you should not be accompanied by hatred against the West. This is a very negative trend. "
Schuler said that no reply was received from the letter. Since Putin returned to the presidency in 2012, military patriotism education has been strengthened along with the suppression of dissidents. In Moscow alone, there are about 200 clubs and about 10 thousand members.
only their names ("Patriot", "motherland", etc.) reflect the commitment to patriotism, war preparation and core values of conservative belief. DOSAAF no longer exerts influence on related activities, but since its vice minister, Alexander Kollmakov, chairman of the Ministry of defense in December 2014, the organization has been reorganizing.
Vitali Gusak, a spokesman for the organization, said one of the objectives of the restructuring was to better monitor the federal plan aimed at unifying all kinds of military patriotic clubs.
at present, each club operates independently and has its own philosophy. Some clubs are focused on preparing for the future of the Russian special forces and military intelligence services for young people, while some hold the traditional paramilitary tradition.
the motivation behind the club is different. Many are directly linked to the Russian Orthodox Church. In an orthodox patriotic adult club, faith is a core component, and 30 members are divided into full-time college students and professionals working in the information technology, engineering, and architecture departments. About half of the graduates of the club enter the army, but many people have their own personal motivation to join the club.
countries have made various attempts to bring the campaign into their campaign to win public support.
now, Russia's national body responsible for formulating youth policy is at the forefront of the movement aimed at enhancing the patriotic sentiments of Russians. According to Russia's federal plan to strengthen patriotic education for citizens, from 2016 to 2020, the government will invest about $35 million for this cause.