PRESERVATION OF FAMILY VALUES AS THE BASIS OF PATRIOTIC EDUCATION OF YOUTH

Abstract

The article examines the role of family values as a key basis for the patriotic education of young people in modern Russia. Based on the analysis of strategic state documents (the Decree on the Year of the Family, the demographic strategy until 2036, the national Family project), parliamentary initiatives, programs of political parties and educational practices, the main directions of strengthening the institution of the family are revealed. The positions of politicians, sociologists, historians, psychologists and representatives of youth movements regarding the relationship between family stability and civic identity are shown. Special attention is paid to the actualization of the problem through demographic trends: the dynamics of marriages and divorces, especially among people under 30 years of age. Rosstat statistics for 2022–2024 are presented, reflecting a reduction in the number of marriages and a high divorce rate, which increases the importance of comprehensive support for young families. It is concluded that it is necessary to combine value-based educational measures with socio-economic tools that provide real conditions for young people to create sustainable families as the most important foundation of patriotism.