Spiritual and Moral Values Formation for the Students Studying G.R. Derzhavin’s Life and Works in Multicultural Environment of the Republic of Tatarstan
The article deals with problems of studying Russian literature in the multicultural environment of the Republic of Tatarstan. The model of Russian literature studies in the context of the dialogue of cultures and with due regard to the specific outlook of Tatar students’ is proposed on the example of studying G.R. Derzhavin’s life and works. The study of G.R. Derzhavin’s poetic heritage allows the Tatar students to get acquainted with great material of the cultural studies, i.e. the facts of material and spiritual culture of the Russian people, the history, philosophy, and also to form civil and patriotic, spiritual and moral values. The article summarizes the experience of successful attraction of the local history material in literature lessons and in students’ extra-curricular activities.