The current state of Russian patriotic education

The article is devoted to the study of the processes of patriotic enlightenment of young people in Russia with a focus on the issues of militarization. The study is based on social research, statistics and empirical data. The work analyzes the change of value orientations in modern Russian society. It also analyzes the causes and risks associated with the current state of domestic education. The study also includes an analysis of patriotic song contests held in 2022 in major Russian cities among students and members of the "Russian Schoolchildren Movement".