Formation of a patriotic position in social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki among Russian police officers

Statement of the problem. The article examines the practical aspects of the formation of patriotism among police officers through the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki, which are the most popular social platforms in Russia. The problem of the study lies in the need to assess the prospects of using the Odnoklassniki and VKontakte social networks to carry out patriotic education among young police officers. The purpose of the article is to describe the educational potential of Russian social networks for the patriotic education of young police officers using specific examples of patriotic efforts. Methodology and research methods. The research methodology consists of analysis of research papers written by Russian and foreign scientists recognized by the scientific community, and the experience of patriotic education of police cadets in various fields of training. The main research method was a survey of users of the Odnoklassniki and VKontakte social networks, supported by additional methods for monitoring the representativeness of the results obtained. Research results. Analysis of the practice of patriotic education among youth by means of various media platforms in social networks is carried out; the features are detailed of the media impact through patriotically oriented communities on the younger generation of Russian citizens; the prospects for the use of social networks in the field of patriotic education in modern conditions are described. Conclusion. The scientific novelty of the study is to identify and theoretically substantiate the potential of Russian social networks for solving the tasks of patriotic education in the context of the digitalization of the modern information space. The authors’ concept of forming a sense of patriotism through the means of social networks Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki proposed in the article can be implemented in a variable part of the system of patriotic education for young Russian police officers.