Criminal law protection of traditional values in context of national security

The article presents a brief analysis of strategic planning documents and other normative legal acts. These documents indicate the significance of traditional Russian moral and spiritual values for the system of national security of the country and the importance of ensuring their state and legal protection. This assessment briefly examines judgments on the integrity of the protected object and the involved offenders, prioritizing the subjective aspect. Taking into account the risks and threats to national security in case of offence against traditional values, the author proposed to consider the possibility of making additions to the criminal legislation as a new criminal offence “Spreading of destructive ideology”, as well as additions to Part 1 of Article 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. These additions would comprehensively ensure the policy of the state to preserve and strengthen traditional Russian moral and spiritual values.