Psychological characteristics of the image of a hero in Russian literature and the role of his image in the development of intelligence in a future officer: psychological and pedagogical notes
- Authors: Naumov P.Y.1,2, Utyuganov A.A.3
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Affiliations:
- Main Military Clinical Hospital of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation
- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
- Military Order of Zhukov Academy of the National Guard of the Russian Federation
- Issue: Vol 16, No 5 (2025)
- Pages: 478-498
- Section: Psychological Studies
- Published: 31.10.2025
- URL: https://medbiosci.ru/2658-4034/article/view/363624
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.12731/2658-4034-2025-16-5-941
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/ULBAEE
- ID: 363624
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Abstract
Background. The social significance of the development of the intelligence of a future officer in the context of a military educational organization of higher education is due both to the needs of the state and society in trained, intellectually developed and morally established professional defenders of the Motherland, and to the need to form and develop in the personality structure of a serviceman-leader value-semantic and intellectual formations that form the core and a set of properties called intelligence. The use of the potential of domestic works of art and literary examples in the development of the intelligence of the future officer is an effective heuristic tool, since intelligence is an educated, formed and developed psychological quality.
The purpose of the study is to reveal the typological psychological properties inherent in the image of a hero in Russian fiction, as well as to identify the functional role of his image in the development of the intelligence of future officers in a military educational organization.
Materials and methods. In this study, the authors used analytical, analogous, synthetic, genetic and systemic methods for searching and processing scientific information, within the framework of methodological positions of activity, systemic, cultural-historical and integrated approaches. The use of the author's methodology made it possible to reveal the typological psychological properties inherent in the image of the hero in Russian fiction, as well as to identify the functional role of his image in the development of the intelligence of future officers in a military educational organization.
Results. The disclosure of typological psychological properties of bogatyrs was made using and in the subject field of educational psychology based on a comprehensive study of the image of a bogatyr in fiction. This image serves as the quintessence of moral values, manifestation of will and nobility of a person in the defense of the Fatherland. The results of the study can be used in conducting further scientific research and substantiation of the psychological image of a professional military man, and can also be introduced into substantive and methodological materials for conducting classes with cadets.
About the authors
Petr Yu. Naumov
Main Military Clinical Hospital of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation; National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Author for correspondence.
Email: petr.naumov.777@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2875-2322
SPIN-code: 2750-3053
Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Assistant Head of the Hospital for Legal Work – Head of the Legal Support Department; Senior Researcher, Department of Scientific And Strategic Development of Primary Health Care
Russian Federation, 101, Vishnyakovskoye highway, Balashikha, Moscow region, 143914, Russian Federation; 10/3, Petroverigsky Pereulok, Moscow, 101990, Russian Federation
Alexey A. Utyuganov
Military Order of Zhukov Academy of the National Guard of the Russian Federation
Email: outioganov@mail.ru
Doctor of Psychology, Associate Professor, Deputy Head of the Military Academy for Research – Head of the Research Center
Russian Federation, 1, Pilot Pilyutova Str., St. Petersburg, 198206, Russian Federation
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