The development of interest in philological knowledge in the socio-cultural environment of the region
Education is no longer a closed sphere and there is a need to use philological knowledge as a basic value through cultural and educational projects. This must take into account the regional culture of speech, rhetoric, literature, and history. This project developed the format of an Open University within which the project "Russian environment" was implemented. This was based on activity-oriented, personality-oriented approaches to learning, the concept of imagination development, and the theory of functional systems. It led to the concept of development of philological knowledge in the region, which the authors see as a system of content, methodological and information technology components that meet the needs and demands of the socio-cultural environment. The article presents experimental data on the efficiency of the approach. Philological knowledge is thought to be an instrument of national identity formation, fostering tolerance and respect for the values of national culture.