The all time moral value measurement of the national security of the state is the mobilization spirit of the people, the willingness to live and act for the benefit of their native country. This can be achieved through effective patriotic education of young people. In scientific and methodological sources, the process of understanding the concept and phenomenon of “patriotism” almost never ends. The ideas and conclusions of researchers from different historical periods and scientific areas are extremely different, as well as the assessment of the practical significance of patriotism for the functioning of the political system. The conduct of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine and other current political events have spured Russians’ interest in patriotic discourse. One can keep complaining about the lack of terminological unity or the lack of modern empirical studies of patriotism, advocate for funding public organizations that promote patriotic ideas in society, but, from the author’s point of view, without real, legally fixed social guarantees for people who have given themselves to the service of the Motherland, all the beautiful-hearted panegyrics will remain nothing more than good wishes and an abstract thought. Patriotic actions, lessons of courage, poems and songs dedicated to the Motherland and its defenders will have an educational effect when people who have dedicated themselves to serving the Motherland, regardless of the current political situation and ideological framework, will remain a significant and respected part of society.