Patriotism and patriotic education as the basis of the state policy of countering extremism

Currently, much attention is paid to the education of patriotism, which is reflected both in numerous scientific studies and in regulatory legal acts. The article examines the history of the development of the concept of "patriotism", as well as the history of the formation of the system of patriotic education in our country. Attention is paid to the current state of the system of patriotic education as the basis for countering extremism.