THE RESISTANCE OF THE CONTRADICTORY IMAGE OF A HISTORICAL PERSONALITY IN THE MODERNIZATION OF UPBRINGING AND EDUCATION (USING THE EXAMPLE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of resistance, i.e. worthy overcoming of adverse circumstances and challenges. It examines the issue of upbringing and education on the example of the Greek hero Alexander the Great, who left a contradictory shade in the destinies of the peoples he conquered. Pursuing a comparative historical method of pedagogy, the author attempts to highlight the characteristics of the peoples of Near and Central Asia, who tend to appreciate courage, knowledge, wisdom and piety in all circumstances of life. So, for example, if at the beginning of Alexander's conquests the Zoroastrian peoples compared him to an evil spirit and a barbarian, then later many Eastern sages exalt Alexander as a magnificent commander, a wise ruler, a pious man, an intelligent disciple of the great Aristotle.