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In 2014, to oppose the state authorities of Ukraine, in some areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, illegal armed groups were formed, including young people under the age of 18. Some of the minors underwent appropriate training in paramilitary camps that sprung up spontaneously in the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas in 2014. In the future, the occupation administrations of the so-called republics started "systematic" work on the militarization of local youth: both through the sphere of education and in extracurricular time. Th e purpose of the study is to reveal the features of the militarization of youth in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions through the activities of paramilitary camps. Th e research methodology consisted of historical-genetic and historical-systemic methods. Th e conducted research is based on a complex of sources: offi cial reports of the state authorities of Ukraine -- the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, the Ombudsman for Human Rights; data collected by human rights organizations; photo and video materials; messages in social networks; publications of mass media, including those controlled by self-proclaimed bodies in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions; messages from "offi cial electronic resources" of self-proclaimed authorities in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Main results of the study. Based on the analysis of the activities of the paramilitary camps, it was possible to single out the main aspects of their work, the main subjects, the peculiarities of functioning, etc. The "system of military-patriotic education" in the quasi-formations in Donbas needs further study if it is considered a fully approved system of infl uence on children and youth by the Russian Federation for planting in other territories of Ukraine occupied by it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with the use of historical (military-historical) science by the Russian Federation in the interests of the ruling political regime, for the falsification of history to substantiate aggressive foreign policy, for the impact on the historical consciousness of the population of the temporary occupied territories of Ukraine and aimed at constructing a new "identity" and maintaining occupation regime. The purpose is to consider military-historical subjects as a tool of influence of the Russian Federation on the historical consciousness during the armed aggression against Ukraine. Methods. To achieve this, a literature review was conducted on the subject. Also the cases of manipulation of historical facts are presented in order to achieve political goals. In addition, a comparative analysis of the impact on the addressees of political texts with metamorphic elements expressed by metaphor and political texts without metamorphic elements were used. Conclusions. It has been found that by obeying the political regime, historical science has become a tool for the Russian authorities to solve military and political problems in order to: mobilize and consolidate the population of the Russian Federation in support of the foreign policy of the state; the ideologically "justify" the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the hidden armed aggression in the east of Ukraine; massively influence the population of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine using historical discourse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]