Ways and Means of Forming Patriotism as a Factor of State Security

Aim. To show the ways and means of forming patriotism as a factor of state security and identify its role in creating the spiritual immunity of society based on the developed model of the patriotic sentiments development dynamics, the main component of which is positive feedback. To reveal the factors, methods and strategies for the development of patriotism in modern conditions.

Methodology. The methodology is a socio-philosophical analysis of the problem of patriotism formation as a factor of state security, as well as general scientific methods of theoretical knowledge, methods of system analysis, comparison and generalization of the role of spiritual and moral values in creating the spiritual immunity of the country. An important research method is mathematical modeling of the ways and means of developing patriotism in the conditions of a special military operation as a protective feat of our country.

Results. A model of the formation of patriotism as a spiritual immunity of the country and a factor of state security is presented on the basis of positive feedback, the meaning of which is in the share of common components in the revival of vital principles in a person by a sincere change in his inner existence, assimilation of historically accumulated wisdom, understanding the place of the motherland in the world, reducing the influence of other states. The trajectory of fluctuations in the development of patriotism over time will be correlated with the image of state power, since for many people the state is identified with power. Its positive example will contribute to the consolidation of the Russian people. With all the contradictions of building a civil society, a personal image of the “ignition” of a feeling of love for the Motherland is one of the steps towards consolidation.

Research implications. Today the world is in danger of destruction. Patriotism needs to strengthen its internal spiritual strength, which can lead to dialogue, finding a common vector for the development of most countries, which will contribute to their consolidation. The dialogue will not be easy. As an interaction of different cultures, it can be built only if there is a common semantic field - the preservation of the Earth, the development of their countries, their well-being, as well as the desire to learn from each other, look at themselves from the outside, etc. Dialogue as an element of the spiritual immune system of mankind is an objective necessity for the modern world development dynamics. The safety of mankind depends on the stability of its spiritual immunity, which reflects the ability of people to resist the influence of the evil, based on the internal moral law of disposition towards the good, confirmed by personal spiritual experience, the desire to transform the inner world.

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