The growth of national identity and nationalism
The article is devoted to the study of the role and significance of the phenomenon of national identity in the formation of friendly relations between nations on the paths of bringing together their cultures, language, traditions and mentality. However, in an unfavorable environment, with unreasonable regulation of national relations, disregarding the urgent needs of peoples, national identity can become a breeding ground for generating nationalism in its various manifestations: from justified forms aimed at preserving national (state) and ethnic sovereignty to the so-called bare, «cave» nationalism associated with an open or veiled recognition of the national superiority of one nation and negative attitude to the representatives of other socio-ethnic groups. Without overcoming the latter, it is impossible to ensure that national self-awareness becomes a factor that promotes people's awareness of their inner objective need for integration, for strengthening the principles and requirements of general civil and national-state identity in the relations between peoples.