The Features of Formation of National Identity of Kazakhstan in Modern Conditions

Political stability has an undeniable value as a basic condition and a critical resource for national security, the evolutionary development of the country and its civilizational future. The processes of democratization of Kazakhstan, the formation of a new socio-economic framework and its model of development of statehood are complex and, to some extent, contradictory, due to transit conditions. In this case, it is fundamentally essential to determine national values and interests, that are in the center of the reforms, consolidating the various social groups of the population and influencing state and civil identification. In a country that is multiethnic state with a bi-ethnic structure of the population, interethnic harmony is the most important condition for maintaining internal political stability and national security. The strategic direction is a priority of the political community of all citizens of Kazakhstan, the priority of our common citizenship over all other forms of identity. At the same time, the foundation for the modernization of modern societies is multi-ethnic civil identity of the peoples of the Republic, which is formed the citizens of Kazakhstan regardless of their ethnicity in the formation of political, legal and economic foundations of statehood. The identity of Kazakhstan is based on civil consolidation and political stability which makes it possible to form a state system of strategic guidelines while maintaining peace and spiritual accord in accomplish the task and achieved allowed to achieve a dynamic economic development and recognition in the world community, to build national policy, to take a step towards a balanced democratic political system. The political course of the young state was marked by the program "Strategy of the development of the program "Kazakhstan — 2030", where to the strengthening and development of Kazakh identity and unity are considered in the fourth direction of the Plan of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev."Identity and unity" with the "100 steps: the modern state for all" build a single nation of the future. The Foundation foundation of the Kazakh identity and unity are national values based on cultural, ethnic, linguistic and religious diversity.

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