Extremism prevention in the system of Higher Historical Education: Experience of Mordovian State Pedagogical Institute named after M.E. Evseviev.

Abstract

This paper has been intended to reveal the peculiarities of teaching the problems related to social evils of extremism and terrorism in the system of higher historical education in Russia. For illustrative purposes, the experience of the history and law department and philology department of Mordovian State Pedagogical Institute has been reviewed. The conclusion has been made that the Russian history students obtain sufficiently full and adequate idea of extremism in all its varieties and social danger which is an effective means of preventing this social phenomenon in youth environment.