Malygina Irina Victorovna,
Doctor of Philosophy,
Expert
Public Relations Department,
The State Tretyakov Gallery
e-mail: anne.malygina@gmail.com

The Dynamics of Ethno-Cultural Identity:
the Global Trends and Russian Hallmark

Abstract. The article discusses a contradiction in interpreting nation and nationality in modern science and public consciousness. It is connected with complexity of the modern individual’s national self-determination, especially that of the Russian population, which was caused by several historical transformations in the 20th century, having influenced Russian public consciousness.  The author focuses her attention on a special role of education in normalizing the situation related to national self-identification of the Russians.

Key words. Nation, ethnicity, self-consciousness, identification, dominating identificator, education.
 

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