THE RESULTS OF A POLL "WHAT IS PATRIOTISM?"
The article presents the data of a sociological survey conducted in Yakutsk in 2019 among students and teachers of the North-Eastern Federal University. M. K. Ammosov. Were surveyed 120 individuals female and 10 male ranging in age from 17 to 62 years. The results of the survey reflected the attitude of the subjects to patriotism, understanding, vision of the prospects of the phenomenon of patriotism. The participants answered questions about what true patriotism is, whether it is necessary to engage in Patriotic education of modern youth, whether they consider themselves to be patriots of their country. The study revealed the fact that the majority of respondents (72 %) consider themselves patriots, but at the same time almost half of them (58.5 %) would like to live and be born in another country. 14 people (21.5 %) could not call any of their friends a patriot. This fact is evidence of the need to create conditions for the education of patriotism among citizens. According to the respondents, in order to revive patriotism, it is necessary to strengthen the work on Patriotic education in educational organizations, to intensify work on the ground, regions, to provide assistance to Patriotic associations.