Regulatory and Legal Provision of National Patriotic Education of the Population of Ukraine as a Factor of National Security

Abstract

The article analyzes the key legal acts aimed at ensuring the national and patriotic education of the population of Ukraine. It is noted that the basis of national-patriotic education is the idea of strengthening Ukrainian statehood as a consolidating factor in the development of society, simultaneously with ensuring the formation of patriotism and the affirmation of national values. Emphasis is placed on the fact that the main conditions for victory over a militarily stronger imperialist enemy are the permanent awareness of the citizens of Ukraine of their belonging to the Ukrainian nation, the presence of a stable Ukrainian-centric worldview and a high level of patriotism. Therefore, patriotism is today one of the main factors of ensuring national security, leaving Ukrainian patriots to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our country with dignity, expelling the Russian aggressor from the temporarily occupied territories. It is indicated that one of the key normative legal acts in this field is the Law of Ukraine "On the main measures of state policy in the field of confirmation of Ukrainian national and civil identity", which contributes to the formation of national and civil identity by citizens of the country, which is an important prerequisite for the establishment and prosperity . Ukrainian state. The Law defined key institutions, standards, goals, tasks, priorities and state policy aimed at the formation of Ukrainian national and civic identity. The following components of state policy in the sphere of the establishment of Ukrainian national and civic identity as national-patriotic education, military-patriotic education and civic education were also highlighted. It was also emphasized that the formation and consolidation of patriotic consciousness in society, related to the state symbols and national values of Ukraine, is one of the key tasks of legislation in this field.