Requirements for the design of an essay by a participant in the Moscow Meta-Subject
Olympiad “The connection between generations will not be interrupted”
1. The essay is accepted as a file in pdf format containing printed text and
inserted images.
2. A4 sheet format, portrait orientation, Times New Roman font, size 14,
interval 1.5, left margin – 20 mm; right margin – 10 mm; top margin – 10 mm; bottom field –
3. The volume of the essay is up to 2 pages of printed text. Minor is allowed
exceeding the size of the essay. Inserted images (maximum 3) can enlarge
number of pages of work.
4. The file with the text of the essay and photographs is saved in .pdf format. Size
The resulting file should not exceed 5 megabytes.
Below I offer several examples of how others did essays. By the way, these essays are winners!
“The connection between generations will not be interrupted!”
A good tradition in the thirty-year history of our school has been meetings with veterans of the Great Patriotic War, Afghan and Chechen events, home front workers and even with those who are called “children of war.”
If you knew how they are received by the students and teachers of the school! They prepare concert numbers, souvenirs, draw posters, postcards... The school blossoms from the admiring glances of children, “trembles” from stormy enthusiastic applause; no one hides tears of gratitude to such amazing people.
After one of these meetings, we, 10th grade students, approached a very modest man - a guest of the school - Vladislav Nikolaevich Motyzhenkov. Here's what we learned about this man.
Vladislav Nikolaevich was born in 1938 into the family of a builder. The mother was involved in raising the children. The life of an ordinary family was the same as the life of most families in our country.
The fateful date - June 22, 1941 - radically turned his life upside down. In the summer of 1941, my father was mobilized to the front, leaving my 70-year-old grandfather as the eldest. Little Vladik was 3 years old when the war began, but from childhood he still retained the taste of bread with the addition of quinoa, cake, linden leaves... But everyone lived like that, no one complained, the main thing was the dream of victory, the dream of a peaceful life. Vladislav grew up, studied, summer time worked on a collective farm, was drafted into the army in the construction troops. Thus began another and very important milestone in the life of our hero. He forever remembered November 10, 1957, the day of conscription, and December 5 of the same year, when he took the oath and remained faithful to it to the end.
Studying at the regimental sergeant school and long-term service in the town of Tuchkovo near Moscow strengthened his character and instilled a love for the army, with which Motyzhenkov V.N. tied his fate.
Vladislav studied a lot, listened to the advice and instructions of his elders. How useful these life lessons were to him when he became a teacher himself! How many young people did he help choose a path in life and instill a love for the profession of military construction.
Russia is famous for its teachers,
The disciples bring glory to her.
Among the graduates are Motyzhenkova V.N. heads of large construction departments, Vladislav Nikolaevich’s special pride is Army General N.P. Abroskin, head of the Federal Special Construction Service of the Russian Federation.
The connection between generations will not be interrupted! After being transferred to the reserve, Motyzhenkova V.N. does not lose touch with the bodies of the Armed Forces, actively participates in the work of the Council of Military Service Veterans at Spetsstroy of the Russian Federation, and assists the military registration and enlistment office during the period of preparing young people for conscription into the army.
Motyzhenkov V.N. - a wonderful family man. His daughters saw how carefully their father treated his mother and his wife’s mother (their fathers passed away early) and, having become adults, they keep the warmth of the family hearth, cherish their parents and family traditions.
The best platoon commander of the Federal Service for Special Construction of the Russian Federation, deputy company commander for political affairs, company commander, for ten years - Glavspetsstroy, awarded the awards of the Motherland, including the title of "excellent student of military construction." President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin highly appreciated the activities of the Russian Spetsstroy team, noting the worthy contribution of the Federal Special Construction Service to strengthening the economic and defense power of our state. Motyzhenkov V.N. – a worthy veteran of Spetsstroy of Russia, who has done a lot for the successful activities of his team.
Vladislav Nikolaevich is a frequent guest at schools in our Solntsevsky district of the Western district of Moscow. This is a very modest person. He doesn't pretend to be a hero or boast about his awards. He faithfully serves his Motherland, loves people endlessly and tactfully teaches this to the younger generation. We are pleased with our new acquaintance and gladly offered to help in systematizing it archival documents, photographs, in creating a personal website. Vladislav Nikolaevich asked to teach him how to communicate in social network Odnoklassniki”, use Skype. We willingly took on the role of teachers. It’s a pleasure to communicate with such a “student”.
Heroes – best people your country; and not only those who accomplished a military feat, but something important, necessary for the country, its well-being and culture, for the life of every compatriot
THE CONNECTION OF GENERATIONS WILL NOT BE BREAKED - an essay about the combat path of veterans “The connection of generations will not be interrupted”
Heroes are alive as long as we remember them. We remember their great feat. A memorable event took place in the Hall of Fame of the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War on Poklonnaya Hill - the meta-subject Olympiad “The connection of generations will not be interrupted.” It was attended by schoolchildren from grades 5 to 11 and students from colleges subordinate to the Moscow Department of Education.
Igor PAVLOV, Deputy Head of the Moscow Department of Education:
– It’s not for nothing that this meta-subject Olympiad has the motto “The connection between generations will not be interrupted.” Because it is the continuity of connections between generations that is the key to stability, success and prosperity of our Motherland. When older generation passes on his experience to the younger generation, already living in the information world. And due to such continuity, we become one nation, one people. And as long as we are united, we are invincible.
The event has been held by the City Methodological Center and the Center for Teaching Excellence for the fourth year. Each time the number of participants increases. This year, more than 14 thousand children met veterans of the Great Patriotic War, the Armed Forces, law enforcement agencies, and pedagogical work and prepared an essay about their military journey, as well as about significant events that changed their lives.
Lyubov, winner of the meta-subject Olympiad “The connection between generations will not be interrupted 2017”:
– I wrote about my great-grandfather Rostislav Nikolaevich Dubrovin, who went through the war and died in 2000. My great-grandfather was a sapper, he cleared mines on roads and died as a result of injury; when he cleared mines in a swampy area after the war, he was stunned and therefore he often lost consciousness after the war.
The ceremony was attended by honored guests - war and labor veterans. All of them today spoke with particular trepidation and pride about how important it is to hold such events among the younger generation. And they never stopped thanking the organizers, because the most important thing for them, as heroes, is to preserve the memory of the great victory.
Alexander LITVINTSEV, WWII veteran:
– This is a very important topic especially for younger generation, because we must remember who participated in this war, what he did for this war, and most importantly, remember those who did not return from this war. We are now conducting lessons on courage with schoolchildren and sometimes you ask a 4th grade student - what did this war give you? And he answers - life! And this is for us the most basic response of the little man, he realized that this cruel war gave him life.
Hundreds of winners and thousands of prize-winners of the Olympiad received diplomas and memorable gifts on this day. The main goal of the event is to introduce children to patriotism and preservation historical heritage country has been reached. According to the organizers of the holiday, as long as there is such a huge response and interest in their history among young people, the connection between generations will never be interrupted.
Ivanov Egor, 7 "B"
And let us not forget these years...
Even for life, but a fight to the death -
Whoever is stronger will win.
A. Belova
The war years are getting further and further away from us. Almost seventy years have passed since Victory Day - the greatest day in the life of our great-grandfathers, butThe memory of those who, at the cost of their own lives, brought this day closer and won our peaceful present, will not fade.
I want to tell you about my great-grandfather Nikolai Fedorovich Kosov. He was born in 1906 in Kyiv into a working-class family. After completing his military service in the Red Army, my great-grandfather studied at a leather technical school and received a specialty as a technologist of leather and fur raw materials. For almost ten pre-war years he worked at the Darnitsky meat processing plant and by the beginning of the war he held the position of production manager. A peaceful profession, a peaceful life... And suddenly - war!
Since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Nikolai Fedorovich was in the active army. He had the rank of senior lieutenant, he knew how to lead people, he knew chemistry well, as a technologist, so his great-grandfather was appointed head of the chemical protection service of the 339th airfield service battalion, and on August 5, 1941 - head of the group for ensuring the combat work of bomber regiments with incendiary substances at the “Ostraya Mogila” airfield in the Lugansk region. But today there is restlessness on this earth again!
The airfield was subjected to massive systematic bombing by the Nazis. But, despite the mortal danger, our soldiers worked around the clock: they dropped tons of incendiary substances onto the Dnieper crossings so that the enemy would not pass through the Dnieper. In addition, the great-grandfather was ordered to remove fourteen carriages of aviation chemical bombs located at the airfield from enemy attack. For three days, without sleep or rest, under continuous enemy fire, personnel worked under the leadership of Senior Lieutenant Kosov. How difficult it was for him and his comrades! After all, they could die at any moment! But the combat mission was completed.
Our family keeps an award sheet with a brief summary of my great-grandfather’s personal military feat, for which he was awarded the Order of the Red Star. The commander characterizes Nikolai Kosov as a courageous and courageous fighter, a responsible and experienced specialist, a competent mentor and an authoritative leader.
The war was going on, and my great-grandfather’s military journey continued. In 1942-43 he took part in the battle for the Caucasus. Nazi Germany, Romania and Slovakia wanted to conquer the Caucasus, since it was the main source of oil for the entire territory of the USSR. However, the enemy’s plans were destroyed thanks to the heroic efforts of the command and soldiers of the Red Army, among whom was Nikolai Kosov, who was awarded the medal “For the Defense of the Caucasus” for his courage and heroism.
My great-grandfather completed his military service in 1956 with the rank of major, having among his military awards two Orders of the Red Star and medals.
Unfortunately, I did not know my great-grandfather; he died long before I was born. But, studying family archives about my great-grandfather’s military and post-war journey and listening to my grandfather’s memories of his father, I understand that his life story served as an example for my grandfather and determined his profession. My grandfather, Nikolai Yuryevich, is a professional military man, a retired colonel, who devoted his entire life to serving the Fatherland.
I am proud of my family's history and its heroes. Most Russian families have their own heroes who defeated fascism. They all fulfilled their duty to the end and showed courage and bravery. And we must do everything possible to preserve their memory and preserve peace in honor of this memory.
“SWEETS OF WAR CHILDHOOD”The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 is always alive in our memory; it did not bypass our family, which included those who fought and those who worked in the rear, bringing Victory closer with all their might. I will write about the wartime childhood of my great-grandfather, Dmitry Ivanovich Khramov, a war veteran and home front worker. Born on August 8, 1929 in the village of Motorovo, Omsk region in the family of a forester, at 87 years old he today lives and lives in the city of Sochi. Every year the whole family comes to our great-grandfather and celebrates his birthday, we go to the sea, to the Arboretum, and the Sochi Theater. And in the evenings we listen to his memories of the sweets of his wartime childhood. It turns out that after the war in a neighboring village there was a point where they accepted old rags and bones in exchange for sweets, a caramel cockerel on a stick. Dmitry alone, through the forest wilds, looked for animal bones and walked seven kilometers there and back loaded, knowing that there would be sweets in the house and his little sister would be happy. This story moved me to tears and made me think about my carefree and happy life in full abundance, and even at the sweets and pies that are always just there in a Sochi house, today I look differently, realizing how important it is to appreciate the fact that you have a home, a world, a family.
Great-grandfather Dmitry was 12 years old, like me today, when the Great Patriotic War began. All 28 houses of a remote village were orphaned within a month, fathers and older brothers were taken to the front. Times were very difficult; children could not go to school (there were no teachers). Medicines, clothes and food could not be bought, only exchanged for valuables, but they were not there. Children's games and fun were forgotten. Everyone understood that here, in the deep rear, Victory was being formed. This thought helped me survive difficulties, hunger and deprivation. Procurement of food was very important for soldiers at the front. Like all the village kids, he helped pull thistles on the collective farm during the day; all his hands were covered in scars and abrasions. It took a very long time to heal and ached at night; the disease undermined his strength. Seeing how his mother spent nights under the moon spinning yarn, knitting socks and mittens, and in the morning she cooked, cleaned and washed, he firmly decided to protect his family, just as his father defended his homeland at the front. Dmitry took care of his mother, younger sister, and household as best he could. The little boy’s desire to get better faster, grow up, and go to the front made him resilient and mature beyond his years. Responsibility for his mother and younger sister helped him survive in difficult times. Thank you, my father, a forester, Ivan Dmitrievich, showed me his fishing spots and taught me how to hunt with a bow in the forest, set traps for a hare or beaver. He always said that the forest is a storehouse. Take as much as you need exactly today, don’t be greedy. My sister and I knew the richest edges, where we collected mushrooms and berries, medicinal herbs and nuts. In the fall, they harvested fruits and vegetables together. And in winter, herbal tea and shanezki with berries saved people from illnesses and colds. These are the sweets of childhood. The vegetable garden and the cow, the forest were the breadwinners. Dmitry ground grain on millstones, weeded, watered, loosened, and prepared water for the cattle.
Everything for the front, everything for Victory! And as soon as he turned 13, he was hired as an assistant tractor driver on a trailer. Dmitry fixed the rope to turn off the plow. Four years with a faithful assistant - a tractor. Firewood was needed to heat the house, and it fell on the shoulders of the little boy to prepare it. When he proudly drove them to the house on his trailer, then the villagers began to respectfully call him by his first name and patronymic, Dmitry Ivanovich! Hardworking and kind, sympathetic and cheerful. He was loved and his fellow villagers consulted with him. He experienced many difficulties, poverty and hunger, which forced him to work like an adult from an early age.
My family brought Victory closer to the Great Patriotic War and wrote the history of our family in the history of the country. My great-grandfather, Dmitry Ivanovich Khramov, was awarded the medal “For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.” For me, a feat is an act that a person performs, overcoming difficulties, forgetting about himself and his well-being. The labor feat of children and adolescents during the Great Patriotic War is difficult to evaluate in words. We try to be worthy of our great-grandfathers, hardworking, courageous, purposeful and not afraid of difficulties. I believe that the connection between generations is the memory of our family and friends. As long as the memory exists, this connection will exist. We should never forget the history of our country and our roots.