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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «POLITOLOGIYA. RELIGIOVEDENIE»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «POLITICAL SCIENCE AND RELIGION STUDIES»
ISSN 2073-3380 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Political Science and Religion Studies». 2026. Vol 56

Education as a Social Institution and a Factor of the National Security of the Russian Federation

Author(s)

L. V. Savinov1, I. A. Mik1

Siberian Institute of management – a Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

Abstract
The role of education as a social institution and a strategic factor in the national security of the Russian Federation is examined. The evolution of education from a traditional mechanism of socialization to a multifunctional instrument for ensuring sovereignty under geopolitical, demographic, and ideological challenges is analyzed. The functional and human resource potential of the educational system is considered in the context of contemporary security strategies. The integration of educational policy into the system of societal resilience through patriotic education, the strengthening of cultural identity, and the preparation of specialists for key sectors is identified. The differentiation of educational approaches is characterized with regard to regional sociocultural specificities, including territories with distinct humanitarian conditions. The transformation of education into a tool for fostering technological independence and developing soft power is substantiated. Interrelations between the quality of the educational environment, demographic stability, successful migration adaptation, and the mitigation of social disintegration risks are established. The need for further research aimed at adapting the educational system to emerging threats and accounting for regional specificity to enhance state resilience is noted.
About the Authors

Savinov Leonid Vyacheslavovich,Doctor of Sciences (Philosophy), Professor, Department of Public Administration Siberian Institute of Management a Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration 6, Nizhegorodskaya st., Novosibirsk, 630102, Russian Federation e-mail: savinov-lv@ranepa.ru 

Mik Ivan Aleksandrovich, Candidate of Sciences (Technical), Department of Public Administration Siberian Institute of Management a Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration 6, Nizhegorodskaya st., Novosibirsk, 630102, Russian Federation e-mail: mikluha.ia@gmail.com 

For citation
Savinov L.V., Mik I.A. Education as a Social Institution and a Factor of the National Security of the Russian Federation. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2026, vol. 56, pp. 6-20. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2026.56.6 (in Russian)
Keywords
education, national security, personnel policy, patriotic upbringing, regional specifics, migration, demography.
UDC
37.014.5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2026.56.6
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