Salimova D.A., Sharipova J.K.
TOPONYMS OF NADEZHDA DUROVA’S TEXT FIELD AS MEANS OF HISTORICAL AND PATRIOTIC EDUCATION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ^{[№ 2 ' 2026]}
The aim of this article is to describe contemporary text-oriented approaches to teaching the Russian language, with an emphasis on utilizing toponyms drawn from the novellas of Nadezhda Durova, which constitute an important yet underappreciated component of Russia’s 19th-century cultural heritage. The research material comprises toponyms extracted from two works by Nadezhda Durova: the novellas The Corner and Notes of a Cavalry Maiden, totaling 500 examples (encompassing over three thousand word occurrences), employed in Russian language instruction and extracurricular activities. Grounded in the authors’ pedagogical experience with high school students at the “University School” of Yelabuga concerning the study of works by local authors, as well as in many years of research into the onomastic corpus, the article presents findings derived from a methodological combination comprising descriptive, comparative-contrastive, stylistic, interpretive, and partially quantitative methods. The authors underscore the significance of integrating creative works and texts by lesser-known historical writers into the educational process. Through analysis of a specific segment within Durova’s novellas, they demonstrate how Russian language instruction can be enriched, thereby broadening students’ horizons in the geography and history of Russia. Unique aspects of historical and cultural contexts are examined through the lens of geographical names, highlighting their function as text-forming elements in Durova’s novellas.