To begin with, the year of 2023 in Russia is proclaimed the year of mentoring. More and more has already been fulfilled to make the outmost of great educators of our times for school in terms of upbringing the young people. This paper aims at investigating the milestones of Pogodin’s career, both as a historian and a tutor, in cultivating the core of teaching the youngsters. As is the case, history knows a great number of teachers who have made a deep impression greatly influencing on education of the youth.

Problem statement. The research field of topical aspects of spiritual, moral, patriotic and civic education of young people is more extensive than ever before in the light of the new educational values of current Russian education. The purpose of this study is both to update and determine the importance of the Regional history in historical science, in pedagogy, and in educational activities of social institutions of different levels and significance. Methodology and materials of the research.