Vladimir Putin says it is necessary to protect the country from the virus of nationalism

Vladimir Putin says it is necessary to protect the country from the virus of nationalism The recent meeting of the Presidential Council on International Relations focused on youth policy. "There is a tough battle in the world for hearts and minds, for ideological and informational influence," Putin said at a government meeting on Thursday, cautioning against "artificial conflicts" stirred by foreign states, including among different ethnicities." "We need constant, systematic work that would defend the country, our youth, from these risks, that would serve to fortify civic solidarity and harmony between nationalities," he added.In Russia, more than 30 and a half million young people and their views will largely determine the future of Russia, the president said. Putin lamented the "process of destruction of the so-called traditional spiritual and moral values" in a world which he said gives rise to neo-Nazi views, and said there should be new legislation to prevent the "rebirth" of such views. In this regard, Putin proposed further consideration to improve the quality of the state program of patriotic education.One of the participants of the meeting, the head of the Duma Committee on Nationalities Gadzhimet Safariliev, told Vestik Kavkaza that the current situation with national policy is dangerous because "by losing our language, we lose our identity, because language, especially the Russian language, is a powerful tool of state formation." According to a senior researcher at the Institute of International Studies at MGIMO, Leonid Gusev, national policy requires a comprehensive approach and careful planning.

The recent meeting of the Presidential Council on International Relations focused on youth policy. "There is a tough battle in the world for hearts and minds, for ideological and informational influence," Putin said at a government meeting on Thursday, cautioning against "artificial conflicts" stirred by foreign states, including among different ethnicities." "We need constant, systematic work that would defend the country, our youth, from these risks, that would serve to fortify civic solidarity and harmony between nationalities," he added.
In Russia, more than 30 and a half million young people and their views will largely determine the future of Russia, the president said. Putin lamented the "process of destruction of the so-called traditional spiritual and moral values" in a world which he said gives rise to neo-Nazi views, and said there should be new legislation to prevent the "rebirth" of such views. 
In this regard, Putin proposed further consideration to improve the quality of the state program of patriotic education.
One of the participants of the meeting, the head of the Duma Committee on Nationalities Gadzhimet Safariliev, told Vestik Kavkaza that the current situation with national policy is dangerous because "by losing our language, we lose our identity, because language, especially the Russian language, is a powerful tool of state formation." 
According to a senior researcher at the Institute of International Studies at MGIMO, Leonid Gusev, national policy requires a comprehensive approach and careful planning.