Educational humanitarization and humanitarian culture - fundamental factor of Russia’s national security

The relevance of the work is dictated, on the one hand, by the need to address the issue of forming a civic position in the young generation, and on the other hand, by the fact that today’s higher education underestimates the important role of the humanitarian pillar. Modern society primarily emphasizes the “usefulness of the knowledge gained” and its business orientation. Students and graduates tend to delude themselves that this will give them a quick entrance into a financially secure life. The data of sociological studies record the formation of cosmopolitan values among young people against the background of declining patriotic sentiments, which directly affects the level of national security of the state. In fact, the main burden of educational work falls on the humanities. It is precisely these sciences that create the basis for the formation of basic civic values. The aim of the study is to substantiate the importance of the formation of humanitarian culture. According to the author’s position, the basis for this process is the humanitarization of higher education. As a result, conclusion dwells upon the fact that the practical component of humanities disciplines, which act as a tool for the formation of basic civic values of modern young people, is formulated.