Dvukhzhilova Irina Vladimirovna, Ph. D. in History, Associate Professor
Dik Anton Arturovich, Ph. D. in History, Associate Professor
Tolstyakov Roman Rashidovich, Doctor in Economics, Associate Professor
Tambov State Technical University
eriniya711971@mail.ru; dick_an@mail.ru; tolstyakoff@mail.ru
The article discusses opportunities of tourism and local history development in Tambov region for implementation of the task of patriotic education of youth, analyzes the tourist potential of the region. The authors consider opportunities of organizing leisure activities for teenagers and young people in the form of quest games to promote a healthy lifestyle, study of history and nature of their native region. The paper also describes experience of a quest game implementation within the territory of Tambov region.
Key words and phrases: quest game; quest-tourism; local history; education of youth; geocaching; Tambov region.