Love for their country, hometown has long been instilled in children from the cradle. Proverbs about serving the Motherland, ancient epics, stories and poems about the Great Patriotic War and the greatness of the Russian people were taught by heart at school. Now the responsibility for the education of patriots is largely vested in the parents and family.

Popular Proverbs About Homeland Service

Proverbs are an integral part of Russian folk art. These brief concise statements in just a few words can convey a very deep meaning. Many of them were composed in antiquity, so the wisdom and dignity that they carry in themselves cannot be neglected.

The Russian people have always been famous for their inexhaustible love for their native land, which people reflected in songs, tales, sayings. The theme of patriotism and service to the motherland is especially relevant for Russian soldiers, since our land has survived many battles and invasions over the years.

Children always take an example from their parents, so first of all, you need to develop a love of the motherland and a sense of patriotism. You can instill these noble thoughts from early childhood with the help of short proverbs in which incomprehensible and outdated words are not used:

  • Homeland - paradise for the heart.
  • There is no more beautiful country in our world.
  • A man without a homeland, that a nightingale without a song.
  • Take care of your homeland like the apple of your eye.
  • The smoke of the fatherland is lighter than someone else's fire.
  • Live - serve the homeland.
  • Who is behind the mountain, he is a true hero.
  • If a nation is one, it is invincible.
  • Hero - for the Motherland mountain.
  • The main thing in life is to serve the homeland.
  • In the battle for homeland and death is red.
  • Die from your native land, but do not leave.
  • For your homeland, do not spare your strength or life.
  • Enemies ran into Russian bayonets.
  • If in Russian tailored, and one warrior in the field.
  • Russian soldier knows no obstacles.
  • The glory of the Russian bayonet will never fade.
  • He knows the whole world - there are no harder Russians.
  • For your homeland, do not spare your life or strength
  • Who serves the motherland faithfully fulfills his duty approximately
  • He went into battle - earned fame, hid - folded his head.
  • When you protect your homeland, you are a husband.
  • About those and the radio broadcasts who defends their homeland.
  • Whoever fights for his homeland is given double power.
  • The heroic people will sweep away enemies from their native land.
  • The sons of Russian mothers are famous for the removal of the heroes.

Tell and memorize proverbs about the homeland and patriotism need not only boys but also girls. While future men are preparing to protect their homeland on the battlefield, women play an important role in building a peaceful life. After all, patriotism is not only about giving your military duty to the country. Those who love their land, care about its well-being, cleanliness around itself, the education of future generations, play a crucial role in the prosperity of their native land.

Epics for children about love for the Fatherland

One of the tasks of modern education is to develop the child's interest in folk art, traditions, epics and history. To diversify the educational process, to make it more interesting and informative, it is recommended to add Russian folklore to the program in the form of epics and epics.

Currently, children have many opportunities to get acquainted with the characters of modern American, Japanese, Russian cartoons. Heroes who are shown in children's cinema and on television rarely carry the message of love for their homeland. Thus, it turns out that preschool children are completely unfamiliar with the characters of Russian folk works - faithful, strong heroes and wise princes.

This is easily explained by the fact that teachers of preschool institutions rarely introduce their wards to Russian folk art in the form of epics due to their difficult readability. These works use many words and small folklore forms, the meaning of which must be clarified. Here, the main role can be played by parents and family. You should accustom a child from an early age to reading Russian folk tales, small parables, to acquaint him with the heroes of the national epic.

Epics reflect the being of our people in ancient times, talk about traditions, industry, lifestyle. This is the easiest and most interesting way to learn more about the history of the country, because the name "bylina" comes from the word "byl". In addition to the development of the child, it is thus possible to enrich his inner world, to tell a little about the moral and ethical standards of behavior in society, to determine his further self-awareness. Of course, adults understand that in epics there are many exaggerations and metaphors, but the more these works can affect the development of patriotism and heroic qualities in children.

Bylina about the Russian hero Ilya Muromets

Kiev-Pechersk Lavra keeps in its caves the relics of Ilya of Muromets, whom the church ranked as saints. In old age, he was tonsured a monk. It is known that in the battle his hand was pierced with a spear and that he was of enormous growth. From the legends that have survived to this day, it has become known that Saint Ilya of Muromets is a hero of ancient Russia.

The story began in the village of Karacharova, under ancient Murom. A boy was born, tall and strong. He was named Ilya. He grew to the delight of parents and villagers. However, trouble came to the family - the boy fell ill with an unknown disease and was unable to move independently, his hands went numb. Neither grass nor the mother’s long prayers could help the child. Many years later. Ilya became handsome young men, but motionless. It was hard for him to realize his position: he could not help elderly parents. In order not to overcome his grief, Ilya began to pray to God. On the Transfiguration day, when father and mother went to church, pilgrims knocked on Elijah’s house and asked them to let them in.But Ilya replied that he could not open the door, as he had been motionless for many years. But the wanderer insisted on his own and repeated it like a spell: "Rise, Ilya." The power of words was great. Ilya got up and opened the door. He realized what a miracle happened.

The wanderers asked for water, but at first they offered to drink it to a good fellow. Ilya drank a few sips and felt an incredible strength in himself. “For your faith and patience, the Lord has given you healing. Be a defender of Russia and the Orthodox faith, and death will not overtake you in battle, ”said the wanderers.

Who is Ilya Muromets? The Russian people composed about him the greatest number of epics. He was powerful and fair, was the eldest among the heroes.

Previously, there were many impenetrable forests on the territory of Russia. To get to Kiev followed bypass routes: to the headwaters of the Volga, and then to the Dnieper, along the river they came to the capital of ancient Russia. A straight road in the wilds of the forest was lined with crosses of dead people. Russia was ruined by enemies internal and external. The threat was not only to lonely wanderers, but also to princes who could not defeat evil. It was Ilya Muromets who helped clear the short way to the Kiev-hail and killed many enemies of Russia of that time.

Bylina about Dobryn Nikitich

Brother in arms of Ilya Muromets was Dobrynya Nikitich. He possessed tremendous strength and unlimited courage. In this hero of ancient Russia there should be not only one power. A person must have a sense of duty and honor, be a faithful friend, a patriot of his homeland and ready to lay down his head for its well-being.

Dobrynya was a Ryazan. Some epics tell of his childhood. From the age of 7 he studied literacy and showed great abilities in the study of various sciences. At 15, he felt the strength of a hero in himself. From early childhood, he was attracted to weapons. Nobody taught him to deal with him, and he learned the heroic business on his own. The first adventure happened to him on a hunt - he met a snake. "Young Dobrynyushka" began to stomp the serpents. This indicates the birth of a new Russian hero, who grows in the outback, but become famous throughout Russia.

However, not only in heroic affairs Dobrynya became famous. He is able to swim across the river with one dive, as if he shoots from a bow, sings well and knows church texts. The hero even competed in the game of gusli at a feast and received the highest praise.

Together with strength, it combines peacefulness, spiritual purity, simplicity and meekness. Dobrynya is well educated and versatilely gifted. In epics, his good manners and upbringing are often emphasized. A hero is called to resolve a sensitive dispute or become an important messenger. It is indispensable in negotiations with foreign ambassadors, where it represents all of Kievan Rus. Dobrynya Nikitich can rightly be called the most worthy representative of Russia.

Like his brothers in arms, Alyosha Popovich and Ilya Muromets, Dobrynya is courageous, brave, and the only meaning of his life is to protect his homeland. The main feat of Dobrynia is the salvation of the niece of Prince Zabava Putyatichny from the serpent Gorynych.

Historians believe that the prototype of the hero was Dobrynya, uncle of the Prince of Kievan Rus Vladimir Svyatoslavovich. Historical chronicles often mention his participation in many important events of that time.

Sayings about patriotism for schoolchildren

Proverbs and sayings about the homeland can inspire, lead into battle or inspire exploits. In addition, these short sentences and rhymes train memory, make the child and adult more knowledgeable. In grades 1-5 of the school, children begin to learn more complex proverbs and sayings in which strange words can be found. It is very important that adults — teachers or parents — help the child understand the meaning of folklore.

It is necessary to convey to the students the allegorical meaning of the sayings about the motherland:

  • One person has a mother, one has his motherland.
  • The people have one house - the Motherland.
  • There is no son without a fatherland.
  • Homeland - mother to all mothers.
  • Homeland - mother, foreign land - stepmother.
  • Be not only the son of your father - be the son of your people.
  • His milk - to the child, his life - to the Motherland.
  • Native land and a handful of sweet.
  • Everyone has a sweet side.
  • In your home, walls help.
  • Homes and walls help.
  • It’s warmer across the sea, but lighter here.
  • And the speck of dust of their native land is gold.
  • Stupid is the bird to which its nest is not cute.
  • On the other side, the Motherland is doubly miles.
  • You live on the side, and your village is all on your mind.
  • Wherever raspberries lured, and the native village led back.
  • In a foreign land, Kalach is not a joy, but in his homeland, and black bread is sweet.
  • On the wrong side and spring is not red.
  • After parting with a friend, they cry for seven years, parting with their homeland - all their lives.
  • If friendship is great, the homeland will be strong.
  • The peoples of our country are strong in friendship.
  • The brotherhood of the people is worth more than all wealth.
  • Learn to protect the motherland.
  • Holy Russia, Orthodox, heroic, mother of the Soviet land.
  • Novgorod is the father, Kiev is the mother, Moscow is the heart, Petersburg is the head.
  • Moscow mother to all cities.
  • Moscow - Homeland decoration, fearsome enemies.

School years are the most suitable period to form a sense of national unity in the child’s mind, to show him the full power of the country in which real patriots live. Responsibility for educating the younger generation lies more with the shoulders of teachers, so it is important to arrange class hours and lessons devoted to the native land, the history of the country, and especially the time of the Great Patriotic War. As homework, it will be appropriate to ask students to find proverbs and sayings that are relevant to the topic of the lesson.

Some of them can be cited as an example:

  • For Moscow, the mother is not afraid to die.
  • Moscow is the mother to all cities.
  • They speak in Moscow, but listen throughout the country.
  • Mother-Moscow Road: you won’t buy gold, you won’t take it by force.
  • Moscow is a mile away, but with a heart nearby.
  • The capital of Moscow, all the people are proud.
  • All rivers flow into the sea, all roads lead to Moscow.
  • Moscow was not built in a day.
  • Native land and a handful of sweet.
  • Everyone has a sweet side.
  • The walls help in your home.
  • On the other side, the Motherland is doubly miles.
  • You live on the side, and your village is all on your mind.
  • Wherever raspberries lured, and the native village led back.
  • In a foreign land, kalach is not a joy, but in his homeland brown bread is also sweet.
  • On the wrong side and spring is not red.
  • In a foreign land, and the dog yearns.
  • The alien side is a dense forest.
  • Countryman to see - how to visit at home.
  • Russian people remember good.
  • Russian man is patient until conception.

Proverbs, sayings and epics as part of folklore are a wonderful way to gently influence a child’s development of a sense of patriotism, love of the motherland.