Alexander (Mikhailovich) Dyuzhakov (born October 3, 1957) — Nizhny Novgorod Local Historians, keeper of ancient relics (drevlekhranitel) of the Lyskovo Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).
Organizer of historiographic expeditions, co-author of the book "In the Vorotynets Land," participant in the All-Russian Pedagogical Competition "Seraphim Teacher."
Founder, and head until 2010, of the Museum of Vorotynets Secondary School).
Merits, awards, and titles
- Honored Teacher of the Russian Federation (1999)
- "Excellence in Public Education" badge (1994)
- Winner of the "Teacher of the Year of Nizhny Novgorod Region" competition (1995)
- Winner of the competition for Russia's best teachers (2007)
- Laureate of the "Seraphim Teacher" pedagogical prize (2009)
- Diploma recipient of the "For the Moral Feat of a Teacher" competition (2009)
- Prize-winner of the "Teacher of the Year of Nizhny Novgorod Region" competition (2010)
- Creator and head of the Vorotynets District Children's Local History Excursion Bureau "Rodnoy Kray" ("Native Land")
Biography
Alexander Mikhailovich Dyuzhakov was born on October 3, 1957. In 1965 he entered the 1st grade of the Bykovka eight-year school. In 1968 the Dyuzhakov family moved from Bykovka to the district center of Vorotynets (disambiguation).
After finishing 10th grade at Vorotynets Secondary School in 1975, Alexander enrolled in the History and Philology Faculty of the Pedagogical University). His student years were filled with public activity: the editorial board of the faculty newspaper "Istfilii" and the agitation brigade, the student club and the Komsomol committee. While studying at the institute, Alexander became passionate about theater, took part in a theater studio, and repeatedly became a laureate and diploma-winner of reciting competitions.
In 1980 he switched to correspondence (distance) studies. He combined his studies with work as a senior Young Pioneer leader at secondary school No. 40 in The City of Gorky. He gained extensive practice in this profession working for several years at the "Dzerzhinets" Young Pioneer camp.
In 1981 Alexander Mikhailovich moved back to his home region — Vorotynsky District. His teaching career began at Chuguny Secondary School, where he taught history and geography. He then worked as director of Raznezh eight-year school. In 1985 A.M. returned to Vorotynets Secondary School, where he worked until August 2010 with an eighteen-month break for work at the Vorotynets district committee of the CPSU (from April 1987 to August 1988). At his home school he served as acting director and as deputy director for academic and educational work. However, his true calling was teaching itself.
He is one of those teachers who work not for the sake of performance metrics, but for their students and their future. He is always searching: it was he who insisted on introducing "Fundamentals of Artistic Culture and Communication Culture" in elementary grades, was the first in the district to teach World Art Culture (MHK), and created the literary-musical salon "Svecha" ("The Candle").
In 2007 a highly effective form of extracurricular local-history work was found — the children's local-history excursion bureau "Rodnoy Kray." The bureau united all the schools of the district working in the field of "historical local studies."
Alexander Mikhailovich has repeatedly been awarded numerous certificates, diplomas, and letters of gratitude from the Department of Education, the district administration, and the Ministry of Education of Nizhny Novgorod Region. His finest hour came with victory in the "Teacher of the Year of Nizhny Novgorod Region — 1995" competition. Other, likewise successful competitions followed, but that one was special. The teacher recalls with deep gratitude his students, who did not merely root for their homeroom teacher but actively helped him.
Fifteen years later, taking part in the "Teacher of the Year of Nizhny Novgorod Region — 2010" competition, Alexander Mikhailovich took the honorable second place.
From August 2010 he held municipal posts in the Administration of Vorotynsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Region.
Since March 2015 — keeper of ancient relics (drevlekhranitel) of the Lyskovo Diocese.
Alexander Mikhailovich Dyuzhakov is a co-author of the book "In the Vorotynets Land."