The head of state said this during a meeting with participants of the World Youth Festival (WYF).
The Russian leader called the Russian soul a complex substance.
However, he noted, Russia has something that distinguishes it from other countries.
"What it is?
We coexist and develop in a diversity of cultures, religions, and traditions,” Putin emphasized.
He added that in this way a certain community, a single Russian nation, is being created in the country.
Earlier, Vladimir Putin said that we must believe in the great Russian people.