POLITICAL CULTURE OF THE OFFICER, ITS FORMATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY SCHOOL CADETS IN THE PROCESS OF STUDYING HISTORICAL DISCIPLINES
The article examines the essence and content of the political culture of an officer, the ways and conditions of its formation among cadets of military educational institutions in the process of studying historical disciplines. The political culture of an officer is defined as an integrative personal education that develops in military-pedagogical processes through the transfer, assimilation and translation into the personal plan of the historically formed experience of military-political activities of society, the Armed Forces and the Officer Corps of the Russian Federation, which determines the awareness and assessment of political phenomena and processes, as well as the formation of models for solving military-professional tasks in various conditions of the situation. The author examines the place and role of political culture in the life of Russian society and against this background identifies the factors that determine the increasing role of the political culture of Russian army officers in modern conditions, and concludes that the political culture of an officer of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation becomes a prerequisite for his professional competence. The process of forming a political culture among future officers in the walls of a military university, according to the author, contributes to the creation of favorable conditions for the development of their military professionalism, the qualities of a highly moral, versatile personality, capable of carrying out actions of a military-pedagogical orientation in the interests of ensuring the security of the individual, society and the state, taking into account the military-political goals of the country. In military affairs, the political culture of an officer is expressed in his practical affairs, in the training and education of subordinates, and in his attitude towards the people whom he is entrusted to lead.