From school, everyone is familiar with the legend of Alexander Matrosov - the legend of how a brave Soviet soldier rushed with his chest into the embrasure of a bunker (a wooden-earthen firing point), which silenced the Nazi machine gun and ensured the success of the attack. But we are all growing up and doubts begin to appear: why rush into the bunker embrasure if there are aviation, tanks, and artillery. And what can be left of a person who has come under the aimed fire of a machine gun?
According to the version of Soviet propaganda, Private Alexander Matrosov allegedly accomplished his feat on February 23, 1943 in a battle near the village of Chernushki near Velikiye Luki. Posthumously, Alexander Matveevich Matrosov was awarded the title of Hero Soviet Union. The feat was allegedly accomplished on the day of the 25th anniversary of the Red Army, and Sailors was a fighter in the elite Sixth Volunteer Rifle Corps named after Stalin - these two circumstances played an important role in the creation of the state myth. But in fact, Alexander Matrosov died on February 27...
According to the official version, Alexander Matveevich Matrosov was born on February 5, 1924 in the city of Yekaterinoslav, and was brought up in the Ivanovsky (Mainsky district) and Melekessky orphanages of the Ulyanovsk region and in the Ufa children's labor colony. After finishing 7th grade, he worked in the same colony as an assistant teacher.
According to another version, Matrosov’s real name is Shakiryan Yunusovich Mukhamedyanov, and his place of birth is the village of Kunakbaevo, Tamyan-Katay canton of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (now Uchalinsky district of Bashkortostan). At the same time, Matrosov himself called himself Matrosov.
Contrary to popular belief, Sailors was not a fighter in the penal battalion. Such rumors arose because he was a pupil of a children's colony for juvenile criminals in Ufa, and at the beginning of the war he worked as a teacher there.
According to the official version, on February 27, 1943, the 2nd battalion received an order to attack a strong point in the area of the village of Chernushki, Loknyansky district, Kalinin region (since October 2, 1957 - Pskov region). As soon as the Soviet soldiers entered the forest and reached the edge, they came under heavy enemy fire - three machine guns in bunkers covered the approaches to the village. Assault groups of two were sent to suppress the firing points. One machine gun was suppressed by an assault group of machine gunners and armor-piercers; the second bunker was destroyed by another group of armor-piercing soldiers, but the machine gun from the third bunker continued to shoot through the entire ravine in front of the village. Attempts to suppress it were unsuccessful. Then the Red Army soldiers Pyotr Ogurtsov and Alexander Matrosov crawled towards the bunker. On the approaches to the bunker, Ogurtsov was seriously wounded, and Sailors decided to complete the operation alone. He approached the embrasure from the flank and threw two grenades. The machine gun fell silent. But as soon as the fighters rose to attack, fire was opened again from the bunker. Then Matrosov stood up, rushed to the bunker and closed the embrasure with his body. At the cost of his life, he contributed to the accomplishment of the unit’s combat mission.
The first report on Matrosov’s feat stated: “In the battle for the village of Chernushki, Komsomol member Matrosov, born in 1924, committed a heroic act - he closed the bunker embrasure with his body, which ensured the advancement of our riflemen forward. Chernushki was taken. The offensive continues.” This story, with minor changes, was reproduced in all subsequent propaganda. For decades, no one thought that Alexander Matrosov’s feat was contrary to the laws of nature. After all, it is impossible to close a machine gun embrasure with your body. Even one rifle bullet hitting the hand inevitably knocks a person down. And a point-blank machine-gun burst will throw any, even the heaviest, body from the embrasure. Front-line soldiers remember how bursts of fire from a German MG machine gun cut trees in half...
The question arises of the rationality of trying to close the embrasure with your body when there are other ways to suppress enemy fire. The human body could not serve as any serious obstacle to the bullets of a German machine gun.
A propaganda myth, of course, is not able to abolish the laws of physics, but it can make people forget about these laws. Throughout the war, over 400 Red Army soldiers accomplished the same feat as Alexander Matrosov, and some before him.
Several "sailors" were lucky - they survived. Being wounded, these soldiers threw grenades at enemy bunkers. One might say that a kind of terrible competition of units and formations was taking place, each of which considered it an honor to have its own Sailor. Fortunately, it was very easy to enroll a person as a “sailor.” Any Red Army soldier who died near an enemy bunker was suitable for this. In reality, events did not develop as reported in newspaper and magazine publications.
As the front-line newspaper wrote in hot pursuit, Matrosov’s corpse was found not in the embrasure, but in the snow in front of the bunker. What could really be happening?
It was only in post-Soviet times that other versions of the event began to be considered.
According to one version, Matrosov was killed on the roof of the bunker when he tried to throw grenades at it. Having fallen, he closed vent to remove powder gases, which made it possible for the soldiers of his platoon to make a throw while the machine gunners tried to throw off his body.
A number of publications have stated that Alexander Matrosov’s feat was unintentional. According to one of these versions, Matrosov actually made his way to the machine gun nest and tried to shoot the machine gunner or at least prevent him from shooting, but for some reason he fell on the embrasure (he stumbled or was wounded), thereby temporarily blocking the machine gunner’s view. Taking advantage of this hitch, the battalion was able to continue the attack.
There is a version that Sailors was hit by a machine gun burst at the moment when he stood up to throw a grenade, which for the soldiers behind him looked like an attempt to cover them from fire with his own body.
Perhaps Matrosov was able to climb onto the bunker (eyewitnesses saw him on the roof of the bunker), and he tried to shoot the German machine gun crew through the ventilation hole, but was killed. Dropping the corpse to free an outlet, the Germans were forced to cease fire, and Matrosov’s comrades during this time covered the area under fire. The German machine gunners were forced to flee. The sailors really, at the cost of their lives, ensured the success of the attack of their unit. But he didn’t throw himself at the embrasure with his chest - this method of fighting enemy bunkers is absurd. However, for the propaganda myth, the fanatical image of a fighter who despised death and threw himself at a machine gun with his chest was necessary. The Red Army soldiers were encouraged to launch frontal attacks on enemy machine guns, which they did not even try to suppress during artillery preparation. The example of Matrosov justified the senseless death of people. It seems that Stalin's propagandists dreamed of turning Soviet people in likeness Japanese kamikaze so that they die fanatically, without thinking about anything.
The clever scribblers from GlavPUR and front-line propaganda timed the death of Matrosov to coincide with February 23 - the 25th anniversary of the Red Army, and the fact that "Matrosov's feat" had already been accomplished by others more than 70 times before - they did not care... On the personal list of irrevocables losses of the 2nd separate rifle battalion, Alexander Matrosov was recorded on February 27, 1943, along with five more Red Army soldiers and two junior sergeants. And Sailors only got to the front on February 25...
Born on February 5, 1924 in the city of Yekaterinoslav (modern Dnepropetrovsk). Some sources, for example, Wikipedia, name other versions of his place and time of birth. According to her, the famous hero of the Great Patriotic War name was Shakiryan Yunusovich Mukhamedyanov, who was born on the territory of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, in the village of Kunakbaevo (modern Uchalinsky district of the Republic of Bashkortostan).
Both biographies agree that Alexander Matveevich Matrosov was brought up in the Meleks and Ivanovo orphanages in the Ulyanovsk region, and later in the children's labor colony in the city of Ufa, after finishing seven grades of school, he was hired as an assistant teacher of the colony.
Where could Shakiryan get his Russian surname? Wikipedia claims that the boy ran away from home after his father’s new marriage, wandered around like a street child, ended up in an orphanage, and there he called himself Alexander Matveevich Matrosov.
There is a third version of the biography. According to her, Alexander was a native of the village of Vysoky Kolok, Stavropol district, Samara province (today it is the Novomalyklinsky district of the Ulyanovsk region). Left without a husband and with 3 children, Sasha’s mother sent him to the Meleks orphanage to save her son from hunger and possible death.
When the war began, the seventeen-year-old youth asked in writing several times to be accepted to the front. This happened only in September 1942, when he was drafted into the Armed Forces and sent to study at an infantry school near Orenburg.
A feat accomplished by Alexander Matrosov
In January 1943, together with other volunteer cadets of the marching company, he went to the front. From February 25, 1943, he served in the 2nd separate rifle battalion of the 91st separate Siberian volunteer brigade named after. IN AND. Stalin.
He accomplished his feat, which thundered throughout the entire country, on February 27, 1943, when the battalion launched an attack on a strong point near the village of Chernushki, Pskov region. Coming out of the forest to the edge, our soldiers came under machine-gun fire, the source of which was three German bunkers covering the approaches to the village. Assault groups of 2 people were sent to destroy enemy firing points.
Two points were suppressed quickly, and the third machine gun managed to shoot through the entire ravine located in front of the village for quite some time. In another attempt to silence the machine gun, privates Alexander Matrosov and Pyotr Ogurtsov crawled towards the enemy. When Ogurtsov was wounded, Matrosov decided to finish the job on his own, threw two grenades at the bunker, and it fell silent. But soon the Nazis again opened fire on Soviet soldiers. Then Alexander suddenly rushed to the machine gun embrasure and covered it with his body. This feat cost him his life, thanks to this, the battalion was able to fulfill its combat mission - so says the official version of the biography of the brave hero.
There is also alternative version this feat. According to the same Wikipedia, Matrosov was killed immediately when he tried to throw grenades at the bunker. Falling, his body closed the ventilation hole on the roof, blocking the exit of powder gases. While the enemy was throwing the body down, our soldiers successfully carried out the offensive.
According to another unofficial biography, recorded on Wikipedia, he simply tripped (or was wounded) and fell onto the embrasure, blocking the German machine gunner’s view. Of course, none of this detracts from his feat and willingness to sacrifice his life in the fight against the fascist invaders.
On June 19, 1943, Red Army soldier Alexander Matveevich Sailors was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. In order to raise morale in the active troops, his feat was set as an example and a necessary model of behavior for all soldiers of the Red Army.
Biographies and exploits of Heroes of the Soviet Union and holders of Soviet orders:
Alexander Matrosov (1924-1943),
Private of a rifle regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union,
soldier who closed yourself fascist machine gun.
The feat of Alexander Matrosov went down in the history of the Great Patriotic War against the fascist invaders.
The year was 1941. Young people strove to go to the front to fight the enemy. Alexander Matrosov volunteered as a cadet at the infantry military school.
The cadets, learning military science, made long forced marches and lived in dugouts in winter at 40 degrees below zero. Due to the difficult situation at the front near the city of Stalingrad, the cadets were released from the school early.
February 27, 1943. There was a fierce battle near the village of Chernushki, Pskov region. The soldiers came under heavy enemy machine-gun fire. Enemy machine-gun fire hindered the advance of our troops.
A bunker is a field defensive structure, named after the first letters of the words: wood-earthen firing point.
One enemy machine gun was suppressed by an assault group of machine gunners and armor-piercers, the second machine gun by another group of Soviet soldiers. And the machine gun from the third bunker continued to fire at the entire ravine in front of the village.
The guardsmen knew no fear in battle. Several attempts were made to suppress the enemy firing point. It was not possible to take the bunker. Three machine gunners tried to crawl closer to the bunker. All three died brave deaths.
Place of A. Matrosov's feat
And then the liaison officer of the company commander, Guard Private Alexander Matrosov, stood up. Alexander with a machine gun and grenades began to make his way to the bunker.
The bunker did not allow the battalion, company, or comrades to move forward. He knew that every minute was precious in battle and tried to quickly get to the bunker. But the enemy noticed him. Bullets littered the snow in front and behind him. It was dangerous to move. But as soon as the machine-gun fire was diverted slightly to the side, Alexander continued to crawl forward. The enemy firing point is already close.
One after another, the guardsman threw two grenades onto the bunker. They exploded right next to the bunker. There was a moment of silence, Sailors stood up and jumped forward. Again flashes of shots appeared from the embrasure. He lay down again. There were no more grenades. There are very few cartridges left in the disk.
Another minute passed. Sailors raised his machine gun and fired a burst at the embrasure. In the bunker, something exploded and the enemy’s machine gun fell silent.
Alexander rose to his full height, raised his machine gun above his head and shouted to his comrades: “Forward!” The soldiers stood up and rushed forward. But the enemy bunker came to life again. I had to lie down with them again.
Rushing forward, with his chest and heart, Sailors laid down on the enemy’s firing point and silenced the bunker. The way forward was open.
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The village of Chernushki was taken. The flag of our Motherland was hoisted over this small village, for the freedom of which Alexander Matrosov and his comrades gave their lives.
The division newspaper, then the central press, spoke about the feat of an ordinary guards rifle regiment. This feat became a symbol of courage and military valor, fearlessness and love for the Motherland.
Alexander Matrosov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
More than 400 people performed similar feats during the Great Patriotic War.
Many from the course school history The feat of Alexander Matrosov is known from Soviet times. In honor of young hero streets were named, monuments were erected, his feat inspired others. Being very young, as soon as he got to the front, he covered an enemy bunker with himself, which helped his fellow soldiers win a victory in the battle with the Nazis.
Over time, many facts and details of the life and exploits of Alexander Matrosov were either distorted or lost. To this day, the subject of dispute between scientists remains his real name, place of birth, and work. The circumstances under which he committed a heroic act are still being studied and clarified.
Official biography
According to the official version, the date of birth of Alexander Matveevich Matrosov is February 5, 1924. The place of his birth is considered to be Ekaterinoslav (now Dnieper). As a child, he lived in orphanages in Ivanovo and Melekess (Ulyanovsk region), as well as in a labor colony for children in Ufa. Before going to the front, he managed to work as an apprentice mechanic and an assistant teacher. Sailors applied many times with a request to be sent to the front. Finally, after spending some time as a cadet at the Krasnokholmsky Infantry School near Orenburg, he was sent as a submachine gunner to the second separate rifle battalion of the 91st Siberian Volunteer Brigade, named after I.V. Stalin.
Matrosov's feat
On February 23, 1943, his battalion was given a combat mission, which was to destroy a German stronghold near the village of Chernushki (Pskov region). On the approaches to the village there were three enemy bunkers with machine-gun crews. The assault groups managed to destroy two, but the third continued to hold the defense.
An attempt to destroy the machine gun crew was made by Pyotr Ogurtsov and Alexander Matrosov. The first was seriously wounded, and Matrosov had to move on alone. The grenades thrown into the bunker only briefly forced the crew to stop shelling; it resumed immediately as the fighters tried to come closer. To give his comrades the opportunity to complete the task, the young man rushed to the embrasure and covered it with his body.
This is exactly how everyone knows the feat of Alexander Matrosov.
Identification
The question that interested historians in the first place was whether such a person really existed? It became especially relevant after the submission of an official request for Alexander’s place of birth. The young man himself indicated that he lived in Dnieper. However, as it turned out, in the year of his birth, not a single local registry office registered a boy with that name.
Further investigation and search for the truth about the feat of Alexander Matrosov was carried out by Rauf Khaevich Nasyrov. According to his version, the hero’s real name was Shakiryan. He was originally from the village of Kunakbaevo, Uchalinsky district of Bashkiria. While studying documents in the city council of the city of Uchaly, Nasyrov found records that Mukhamedyanov Shakiryan Yunusovich was born on February 5, 1924 (the official date of birth of Matrosov). After this, the researcher began to check other data presented in the official version.
All close relatives of Mukhamedyanov had already died at that time. Nasyrov managed to find his childhood photographs. After a detailed study and comparison of these photographs with known photographs of Alexander Matrosov, scientific experts came to the conclusion that all photographs depict the same person.
Facts from life
Some facts from life were established during conversations with fellow villagers, inmates of orphanages and fellow soldiers.
Mukhamedyanov's father was a participant civil war Having returned as an invalid, he found himself without a job. The family was poor, and when the boy’s mother died, the father and his seven-year-old son often simply begged for alms. After some time, the father brought another wife, with whom the boy could not get along and was forced to run away from home.
He did not wander for long: from the reception center for children in which he found himself, he was sent to Orphanage in Melekess. It was then that he introduced himself as Alexander Matrosov. However, an official record with that name appears only in the colony where he ended up in February 1938. The place of his birth was also recorded there. It was this data that subsequently found its way into all sources.
It is assumed that Shakiryan decided to change his name because he was afraid of a negative attitude towards himself as a representative of a different nationality. And I chose this surname because I loved the sea very much.
There is another version about the origin. Some believe that he was born in the village of Vysoky Kolok, Novomalyklinsky district (Ulyanovsk region). In the late 1960s, several local residents called themselves relatives of Alexander. They claimed that his father did not return from the civil war, and his mother could not feed her three children and sent one of them to an orphanage.
Official information
According to the official version, the young man worked in Ufa at furniture factory as a carpenter, but there is no information about how he ended up in the labor colony to which this factory was attached.
IN Soviet era Matrosov was presented as a role model: a boxer and skier, an author of poetry, a political informant. It was also stated everywhere that his father was a communist, shot to death with his fist.
One version says that his father was a kulak, who was dispossessed and sent to Kazakhstan, after which Alexander ended up in an orphanage.
Real events
In fact, Matrosov worked at the Kuibyshev Carriage Repair Plant in 1939. He didn’t last long there and fled due to difficult working conditions. Some time later, he and his friend were arrested for non-compliance with the regime.
Another document related to Alexander Matrosov already refers to next year, no mention of it had been found before. In October 1940, the Frunzensky District People's Court sentenced him to two years in prison. The reason was a violation of the undertaking not to leave for 24 hours. This sentence was overturned only in 1967.
Joining the army
There is also no exact information about this period of the hero’s life. According to the documents, he was assigned to the rifle battalion on February 25. However, all mentions of his feat indicate February 23. On the other hand, according to available official data, the battle during which Sailors died took place on the 27th.
Controversy surrounding the feat
The feat itself became a subject of controversy. According to experts, even if he approached the firing point, a machine-gun burst, especially fired almost point-blank, would have knocked him down, preventing him from closing the embrasure for a long time.
According to one version, he approached the crew to destroy the machine gunner, but for some reason he could not stay on his feet and fell, blocking the view. In fact, it was pointless to cover the embrasure. It is possible that the soldier was killed while trying to throw a grenade, and for those who were behind him, it might have seemed that he tried to cover the embrasure with himself.
According to supporters of the second version, Matrosov was able to climb onto the roof of the fortification to try to destroy the German machine gunners, using a hole to remove powder gases. He was killed and his body blocked the ventilation hole. The Germans were forced to be distracted to remove him, which gave the Red Army the opportunity to go on the offensive.
Regardless of how everything happened in reality, Alexander Matrosov committed a heroic act, ensuring victory at the cost of his life.
Other heroes
It should also be noted that the feat of Alexander Matrosov in the Great Patriotic War was not unique. Since that time, numerous documents have been preserved confirming that even at the beginning of the war, soldiers tried to cover German firing points with themselves. The first reliably famous heroes were Alexander Pankratov and Yakov Paderin. The first accomplished his feat in August 1941 in a battle near Novgorod. The second died in December of the same year near the village of Ryabinikha (Tver region). The poet N. S. Tikhonov, author of “The Ballad of Three Communists,” described the feat of three soldiers at once, Gerasimenko, Cheremnov and Krasilov, who rushed to enemy firing points in the battle near Novgorod in January 1942.
After the hero Alexander Matrosov, within only one month, 13 more soldiers accomplished the same feat. In total, there were more than 400 such brave young people. Many were awarded posthumously, some were awarded the title of Hero of the USSR, although almost no one knows about their feat. Most of the brave soldiers were never known; their names somehow disappeared from official documents.
Here you should pay attention to the fact that Alexander Matrosov, whose monuments stand in many cities (Ufa, Dnepropetrovsk, Barnaul, Velikiye Luki, etc.), due to certain circumstances, became the collective image of all these soldiers, each of whom accomplished his own feat and remained unknown.
Perpetuating the name
Initially, Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Matrosov was buried at the site of his death, but in 1948 his remains were reburied in the city of Velikiye Luki. By order of I. Stalin dated September 8, 1943, his name was forever included in the list of the first company of the 254th Guards Regiment, his place of service. During the war, the military leadership, with poorly trained soldiers at hand, used his image as an example of dedication and self-sacrifice, encouraging young men to take unnecessary risks.
Perhaps Alexander Matrosov is not known to us by his real name, and the details of his life in reality differ from the picture that was painted soviet government for the sake of political propaganda and inspiration for inexperienced soldiers. This does not negate his feat. This young man, who had been at the front for only a few days, sacrificed his life for the victory of his comrades. Thanks to his courage and valor, he rightfully deserved all honors.
February 23, 2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the death of Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Matrosov.
Brief biography of Alexander Matrosov
Alexander Matrosov was born on February 5, 1924 in the city of Dnepropetrovsk into a working-class family. The boy was not yet seven years old when his father was killed by fists, and his mother soon died.
In 1935, eleven-year-old Alexander was sent to the Ivanovo orphanage, Ulyanovsk region, where he grew up and studied before being drafted into the Soviet army. In 1942 he was drafted into the Army and served as a private in the 254th Guards Regiment of the 56th Rifle Division. In February 1943, during the liberation of the village of Chernushka, Kalinin Region, he died, covering the embrasure of an enemy bunker with his body. Thanks to his feat, the fighters managed to cope with the combat mission. In addition, by covering the machine gun with his body, the fighter saved the lives of many of his comrades in arms. A. Matrosov was buried there, but later his ashes were reburied in the Pskov region in the city of Velikiye Luki. There are several versions of the soldier’s death. Whatever the versions of his death, one thing is clear - his feat is immortal, and Alexander Matrosov is a hero. This is clearly stated in the order People's Commissar Defense “The 254th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 56th Guards Division will be given the name: 1. “254th Guards Rifle Regiment named after Alexander Matrosov.” 2. Hero of the Soviet Union, Guard Private Alexander Matveevich Matrosov shall be enlisted forever in the lists of the 1st company of the 254th Guards Regiment named after Alexander Matrosov.”
Patriotic education of children
They say education is imitation. A little person, albeit unconsciously, repeats the actions of those around them, imitates literary heroes, heroes of fairy tales, transfers their behavior and relationships into real life. The core of the patriotic, civic education of children is the influence of the personality of the heroes on the formation of the worldview of children.
I would like to give an example from the experience of teacher Lyudmila Andriyanovna, which is very easy to borrow for the moral and patriotic education of children in the family.
In order to develop interest, a feeling of sympathy and a desire to imitate the heroes, the teacher held a conversation with the children of her group on the topic “Alexander Matrosov is a hero”, defining the goals of this conversation:
- Introduce children to the heroic feat of Soviet Army soldier Alexander Matrosov.
- Enrich children's ideas about courage, heroism, and bravery of our people.
- Work with parents, involving them in the patriotic upbringing of children in the family.
- To foster a sense of pride in one’s country and army, to evoke a desire to be like strong, brave warriors, respecting and remembering the heroic deeds of people.
2 months before the planned conversation, she asked parents to read books to their children, notes in newspapers, magazines on the topic of A. Matrosov’s feat. She herself prepared all the necessary notes for non-reading parents, distributed them, and also gave them poems to memorize, she herself read a lot to the children and talked about the feat of Alexander Matrosov. At the drawing classes there was a special theme “The Feat of Alexander Matrosov” - the children portrayed Matrosov - a boy, a soldier and a hero. All works were prepared for the discussion at the stand. And parents were invited to the lesson, and it turned out to be a warm, relaxed conversation, an exchange of information they had read, the children read poems and sang songs. Parents accepted Active participation in a conversation, Vitya K.’s dad told the children that Alexander Matrosov is a Hero of the Soviet Union, and his feat is immortalized by monuments in the cities of Dnepropetrovsk, Ulyanovsk, Ufa, Velikiye Luki and many others.
He had a postcard depicting the monument to A. Matrosov in the city of Dnepropetrovsk, the postcard remained in the group kindergarten. Tanya Yu.’s mother said that in many cities the streets are named after the hero and read a small but great in content poem by V. Martynov “The city named the street after him...”. So simply, uncomplicatedly, people revere the magnificent tradition of the age-old upbringing of man through the examples of the exploits of the Russian people. Lyudmila Andriyanovna herself briefly told the biography of the hero. At this event, children felt a special emotional atmosphere associated with the feat of A. Matrosov. Parents were tactfully noted that they had at their disposal a wide range of books, illustrations, newspaper articles, films and filmstrips that were quite accessible in content for preschoolers to understand.
The role of parents in the patriotic education of children
Dear Parents! We all understand perfectly well that civil patriotic education Children are an important part of our lives, since children are our future, our hope and support.
They must grow up to be wonderful citizens, caring children, good fathers and mothers, true patriots of their land and our Motherland. From books, television, and information on the Internet, they learn a lot about the patriotism of people of different professions, military personnel, even children. After all, the modern Internet is replete with such information and that’s good. Do you often talk with your children about this topic at home? Memorable dates can serve as an excellent occasion for conversations on the topic of patriotism and civic responsibility. You should not be silent and shy, because the patriotic upbringing of children in the family is a call for the readiness of future citizens to defend their Motherland and family. It is in the family that a sense of patriotism is formed and responsibility for everything that happens around is brought up. Specifically about the feat of Alexander Matrosov, you can tell children the content of P. Zhurba’s story “Alexander Matrosov”; there are excellent presentations on the Internet on this topic. For a family evening, it’s a good idea to watch the feature film “Private Alexander Matrosov” with your children; its content is understandable for preschool children.
For Matrosov Memorial Day, there are wonderful videos “The Feat of Alexander Matrosov”, “Alexander Matrosov”, “In Memory of Alexander Matrosov”, “Action in Memory of Alexander Matrosov”, the documentary film “Alexander Matrosov”
Later, the feat of fighter A. Matrosov was repeated several times. Read “The Immortal Tribe of Sailors 1941-1945” (collection) - Moscow. Military publishing house 1990, Legostaev I.T. “A Throw into Immortality”, for the 40th anniversary of A. Matrosov’s feat, 2nd edition, Moscow, Molodaya Gvardiya, 1983. Let the hero of the Great Patriotic War, Alexander Matrosov, live in the hearts of our people.