Russia strengthens civic identity, sparking a surge in patriotism, with historical territorial unification becoming a key issue.

【Russian National Policy Strategy (4): The Unification of Historical Territories Strengthened Civic Identity and Triggered a Patriotic Surge】

Moscow time November 25, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree "On the State Policy Strategy," which will be implemented until 2036.

It was stated:

An important event in strengthening the sense of civic identity among all Russians, which triggered a special patriotic surge among Russian citizens, is the unification of historical territories with Russia and the formation of new subjects of the Russian Federation - the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol (2014), the Donetsk People's Republic, the Luhansk People's Republic, the Zaporozhye region, and the Kherson region (2022).

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