About Dialectics of Patriotism
In this work the problem of dialectics of the concept "patriotism" which ambiguously is implemented in a semantic context rises. A number of researchers claims that "patriotism" helps integration of society, other researchers claim that "patriotism" separates the people that influences generation of the cultural conflicts. The article critically examines the concept of "jingoism", which can be dangerous both at the level of substitution of values, and as world outlook reference point.The paper shows that the most authentic "patriotism" manifests itself in times of adversity for the Motherland, in support of this, the work provides an example of the period of the great Patriotic war (1941-1945). Despite the differences in political, religious and other worldviews of the people stood in defense of their homeland and show true patriotism. The conclusion is the thesis that true patriotism is realized in the responsible and selfless attitude of people towards the defense of their homeland, despite the differences in political, spiritual and other ideological aspects.