In the framework of the younger generation patriotic education, a pedagogical task of young peoples patriotic consciousness development is being actualized. It is substantiated that the solution of this task requires clarification of the content of the notion young peoples patriotic consciousness, the meaning of which is understood when its structure and structural components content are revealed. Interpretations of patriotic consciousness are offered. They are proposed by modern Russian scientists who present it as a systemic development with its own structure. Structural components of the patriotic consciousness of youth are determined: a worldview component (knowledge, ideas, and views), an axiological component (values), a behavioral component (value relations). The possibility and necessity of the separation of these components is proved. The choice of specific concepts, values, and value relationships that form the content of the worldview, axiological, and behavioral components of the patriotic consciousness of youth is substantiated. The content of the ideological component of the patriotic consciousness of young people is revealed; it is formed by the knowledge, ideas, views on the concepts of patriotism, love for the Motherland, Motherland, small Motherland, Fatherland, patriot. In the context of understanding patriotism as a complex value represented through a set of values, it is proved that the content of the axiological component of youth patriotic consciousness is developed by the values of loyalty, heroism, pride in the Fatherland, duty, dignity, interest in the history of the Fatherland, culture, love of the country, courage, responsibility, family, tolerance, work, respect, honor. Valuable attitudes to the family, work, the Fatherland, culture are singled out as developing the content of the behavioral component of young peoples patriotic consciousness.