Patriotism as a pragmatic and/or affective choice (on the materials of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia))

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The article is devoted to the problem of patriotism in the context of the relationship of this phenomenon with the globalization processes and a crisis of the capitalist system. Theoretical approaches to the analysis of patriotism as a phenomenon of modern society associated with the importance of the nation-state in the life of society are discussed. The diminishing role of the state in the course of globalization was interpreted as a way to abandon national thinking and a sense of belonging to nation-states. The article attempts to determine the influence of such socio-demographic factors as age, education and socio-economic status on the declaration of a position on patriotism, and also reveals the influence of the value of cosmopolitan and national vision. The article presents the results of a questionnaire survey of the population conducted in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in the spring of 2024. The relationship between the respondent’s declared position on patriotism and socio-demographic characteristics is established: the respondents’ answers depend on age, socio-economic status, level of education. It is found that the group of patriots is not homogeneous in terms of value orientations. Two types of patriots were identified: those oriented to the choice of cosmopolitan or national vision attitudes. The statistically confirmed difference between the answers of patriots with different value orientations with regard to the level of trust in the President of the Russian Federation and assessment of the historical past has been revealed.

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Olga V. Vasileva

Institute for Humanities Research and Indigenous Studies of the North of SB RAS

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Email: Ovasileva.igi@mail.ru

Cand. Sci. (Polit.), Senior Researcher

Russian Federation, Yakutsk

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