Introduction. The article is devoted to the problems of national cultural security of Russian society, within the framework of cultural and civilizational development, and the unity of the spiritual and cultural sphere with the system of national security of the Russian state. Methods. The study uses structural and systemic methods to determine the status of Russian civilizational identity in the structure of national security. Analysis. The work defines the basic invariants of Russian civilizational identity: statehood, spirituality, conciliarity, and establishes their connection with traditional Russian spiritual and moral values. The place of Russian civilizational identity in the structure of national security is determined. Conclusion. The invariant spiritual foundations of Russian civilization (statehood, conciliarity, spirituality, as well as the system of traditional Russian spiritual values based on them, running through the entire history of Russia, constitute the substantive core and the main subject of Russian national cultural security. One of the main threats to national security is the Westernization of Russian culture and society.
