The aim of the study is to acquaint the reader with the importance of celebrations, holidays and anniversaries related to prominent figures of socialism in the school environment. On the one hand, it is possible to talk about official school parties, celebrations and events for parents and the general public. The second meaning was largely hidden and is described in the study as education by example, the aim of which was to educate students exactly according to the actions of selected personalities and their character traits. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin's personality was chosen for the case study.
The paper begins with some general reflections on the meaning of the motif of celebration in the genre of drama (and theatre) and shows the evolution of this motif in Russian dramatic art from its beginnings. Using the example of Michail Jur'evič Lermontov's most famous drama "Maskarad" (The Masquerade) the paper tries to show that the motif underwent considerable functional changes in Russian postclassical and romantic drama by providing the institutional framework for the development of the central conflict.