To the question of the formation of patriotism and spirituality in modern Russian youth

The article is devoted to the problem of the formation of patriotism and spirituality in modern Russian youth. The appeal to the Russian history, promotion of national spiritual values, achievements and victories, opinions of Russian great people, representing its national pride play an important role in solving this problem. Author marks the need to strengthen the ideological education of youth, emphasizes the significance of positive hero, spiritual ideal in the media. In this article author relies on the rich spiritual heritage of the Russian philosophers abroad after October, paying particular attention to the spiritual and moral judgments of I.A. Ilyin