Spiritual values as the basis of national-state identity

The theoretical problems of national and state identity are considered, its significance for the stability of social systems is shown, approaches to solving existing scientific and practical problems are proposed and substantiated. The concepts of ethnos, nation and state, as well as the corresponding identities, are separated. The difference between the values of culture and ideology, the ways of their formation are revealed. Using the example of Russian history and modernity, the need to ensure their interrelation for the consolidation of the social system is substantiated.