Patriotism and spirituality at the present stage in ukrainian education

Formulation of the problem. The aim of this article is to study the problems of patriotic and spiritual education of Ukrainian youth on the national and European values, the cultural interaction among different peoples and nationalities living in Ukraine (in perspective patriotic education), the respect for national symbols and the readiness to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. The purpose of the article: 1) to determine the nature of the concepts of "patriotic training", "patriotic education"; 2) to expand features and educational potential of educational environment; 3) to determine the structure and criteria for the patriotic education of pupils and students. Methods. Theoretical-classification. Systematization, analysis and comparison of scientific approaches, concepts, definitions and summarizing the basic characteristics of the concepts to identify the essence of patriotic education and spiritual education of Ukrainian youth. Results of the article are determined by the method of implementation of patriotic education of youth, defined criteria structure features patriotic qualities and stages of patriotism person.