Main scholarly interpretations of the relationship between general civic identity of young people and national security of the Russian Federation

The purpose of this article is to consider various scholarly interpretations of the relationship between the nature of political identity of different age groups and ensuring national security in modern Russia. Based on the analysis of relevant segment of domestic scientifi c discourse, it is concluded that the problem of the relationship between general civic identity of the younger generation and ensuring national security in modern Russia is not singled out as a separate research area or a self-suffi cient scientifi c problem. The author substantiates that this perspective is very important from both theoretical and practical points of view, since the solution of all accumulated problems in Russian society largely depends on the positioning of Russian youth in relation to the state and the main directions of its policy.