Putin has told about a genetic code of the Russian people.

Care of the country and rejection of any external pressure are a basis of the Russian statehood and a genetic code of the people, the president Vladimir Putin at a state reception in the Kremlin on the occasion of National Unity Day has said.

Four centuries separate us from those drama events when the people have risen against a distemper and anarchy, has overcome internal conflicts and external threat, has defended the advantage and independence of the country.

Also Putin has noted that "The devotion to the fatherland united then people of different estates, nationalities, religions. The unity and patriotism were for the people the most reliable support and in the years of heartrending experiences, and at the solution of major problems of development. Careful attitude to the homeland, care of her, fidelity to sincere friendship and rejection of any pressure from the outside are a bearing designs of the Russian statehood, our genetic and cultural code", – Putin has said.