Citizenship as a Russian Ideological Constant

Information technologies, globalization process, active migration processes, political conflicts and other factors are transforming the modern world, forcing society to adapt to these new realities. Globalization, on the one hand, promotes the expansion of civic identity and the formation of a new type of citizenship, and on the other hand, it can lead to the loss of cultural diversity and global colonialism. The study examines the concept of citizenship and its impact on modern society in the context of globalization and transformations of the world order. Citizenship is one of those concepts whose content defines the relationship between an individual and his state and nation. Civil identification is directly related to the self-identification of a person. On the one and, globalization, and on the other hand, global political instability actualize the problems of citizenship, forcing us to turn to the analysis of the content of the concept itself. The purpose of the work is to consider different interpretations of the concept of “citizen” and “citizenship” in both domestic and foreign studies. The author focuses on the fact that in Russian scientific discussions the concept of citizenship is often associated with patriotic education, while in the Western tradition the emphasis is on democratic values. A contextual analysis of the statements of thinkers, educators, and public figures of the 18th century - the era of the spread of the concept of “citizen” in Russia - allowed us to see how the content of the concept was formed in the Russian tradition, to clarify its ambiguity in the process of filling in additional meanings and meanings. Despite the change of epochs and some semantic changes, the continuity of the understanding of citizenship in the Russian pedagogical tradition remains. Disclosure of the content of the concepts of “citizen” and “citizenship” is necessary to define the goals and objectives of programs aimed at civic education. The analysis has shown that the concept of citizenship in the Russian context has historically developed specific connotations associated with the ideological constants of the Russian people, the inclusion of moral and capacious personality qualities in its content. Historical figures and thinkers form the concept of a citizen as a morally responsible and devoted person, emphasizing the importance of serving society. This idea is becoming central to the formation of Russian identity and mentality.