Regional, national and confessional factors of formation of national identity of Kazakhstan
https://doi.org/10.24975/2313-8920-2019-6-4-398-408
Abstract
The article is devoted to the study of the national identity of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The article analyzes the main factors affecting the emerging national identity of the modern Republic of Kazakhstan. Thus, we study a complex process involving many stages, it is obvious only when the ratio of two different identities: civil and national, the most important part of the process of integration of which is the exchange of its elements. The article also provides an assessment of the effectiveness of the state strategy in this area, describes the presence of two main strategies of national-state construction and, accordingly, the dominant models of national identity. The first strategy is aimed at the formation of a single Kazakh nation from a multi-ethnic society on the basis of common citizenship, the second strategy is related to the national identity of the Kazakhs themselves. The prerequisites for the formation of an integral model of national identity as the Foundation for further modernization of society on the basis of civil consolidation and political stability of society, allowing to ensure the priorities of state-building and socio-economic development, preservation of civil peace and spiritual harmony, strengthening of the international authority of the state.
About the Author
J. Y. KolbachayevaRussian Federation
Zhanar Kolbachayeva
bld. 53/2, b. 1, Ostozhenka str. Moscow, 119021, Russia
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For citations:
Kolbachayeva J.Y. Regional, national and confessional factors of formation of national identity of Kazakhstan. Post-Soviet Issues. 2019;6(4):398-408. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24975/2313-8920-2019-6-4-398-408