Abstract: The article analyzes the impact of the absence of a single ideological and value construct of the image of the state in the minds of young people on the state of national security of the country. In the course of the research, an attempt is made to describe the current ideological constructs of the state that exist in the minds of young people. The authors study the consequences of the intervention of actors interested in destabilizing the socio-political system in the process of constructing the image of the state in the perception of young people. The analysis is conducted through the analysis of cases involving Russian youth in the current political agenda. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study was a secondary analysis of the results of research on the value bases of political activity of young people, in which ideological ideas and attitudes are considered in the structure of moral and political consciousness. The organization of the socio-political system of the country takes place in a single information space, where the prism of moral and ethical values is constructed. Young people, as an age group characterized by not well-established life imperatives and a high level of content consumption, are ready to look at what is happening in the state through the prism offered to them in the information space. The problem of creating content is compounded by the lack of a single ideological and value construct that can justify to young people the need for actions taken by state institutions. The concepts of ideas about the state that exist among the younger generation are fragmentary and antagonistic, as they were spontaneously formed on the remnants of the Soviet ideological heritage and integrated Western narratives. In this article, the authors attempt to formulate current threats to national security based on a secondary analysis of studies of the value perceptions of young people and the motives for their participation in protest actions, which are based on the ideological disorganization of the younger generation of Russians.

Abstract: The article is devoted to the relevant social technologies in the process of constructing and broadcasting the image of the country. The theoretical basis of the concept of social technologies is described, the essence of which is revealed through social knowledge. The role of a researcher of social technologies who has social knowledge and takes the position of a social consultant in matters of designing and broadcasting the image of the state is considered. The authors consider the technologies of formation and translation of the stock of knowledge about the state on the example of socio-political practice – real cases. The authors analyze the main technological approaches affecting the image of the state: correction of historical memory, "Soft power". The main conclusions of this article are the provisions that the use of the "Soft Power" technological approach in the context of broadcasting the image of the state is relevant at the moment, since it allows to broadcast ideas related to the worldview characteristic of the Russian public consciousness. The universal nature of "soft power" allows to spread ideas – social phenomena that affect the construction of the image. At the same time, the issue of correcting historical memory remains important, which is also a relevant social technology. The historical process in the minds of individuals can acquire additional interpretations, which leads to changes in individuals' perceptions of the historical process and the transformation of attitudes to the history of the state and, accordingly, its image.