The Great Patriotic War was and remains one of the most important issues in teaching the course of the history of the Fatherland. The history of the Great Patriotic War is a serious factor in the upbringing of citizenship and patriotism of young Russians. The collection offers non-standard developments of classes dedicated to the history of the Great Patriotic War. The manual is addressed to deputy directors for educational work, class teachers, history teachers. The material can be used in educational work as an elective course, at class hours of communication, in the organization of military-patriotic work.