Patriotism and armed forces: problems, contradictions and prospects
In article the interrelation between a condition of institute of army and the main characteristics of society is considered. It is proved that the condition of army and character of the relations proceeding in her exerts impact not only on defensive characteristics of society, but also indirectly defines a condition of a number of significant social institutes. In the context of consideration of the factors defining interaction of institute of army and society in general formulation of the question about a patriotism role in optimization of a situation is made. The main aspects of a semantic sheaf “army and patriotism” are considered, her regulatory opportunities in the conditions of the Russian society are analyzed. It is asked about the prospects of regulation of social processes among the military personnel.