The Religious Culture of Kyrgyzstan's Youth as a Factor in Ensuring National Security

This article considers the religious culture of young people as a separate socio- demographic group of Kyrgyz society as one of the key factors in ensuring national security in modern conditions. Analyzing some socio-cultural aspects of ensuring the national security of the country, the author notes the key role of forming the religious culture of young people as a system that has value orientations and life attitudes of the younger generation. The process of forming the religious culture of young people in modern socio-economic conditions and ensuring the national security of the country is an urgent task of today and is a strategic mission of the state. Thus, the article reveals the role of religion as the main factor in the formation of life strategies and preferences of young people. The author believes that the systematization of the results of many sociological studies proves that the main problems and contradictions in the issues of religious culture and religious identity of young people today need a comprehensive scientific analysis. The article analyzes the results of primary sociological research conducted by the author and also provides the results of other studies conducted by the authors of Kyrgyzstan and abroad as well.