Sociocultural Identity in Space of Russia - China Cross-border Cooperation: Problems of Formation and Preservation
The article examines the phenomenon of sociocultural identity of the population in Russia -China border areas, the issues of its formation and preservation. A brief analysis of the stereotyped ideas about the "Chinese threat" and, in this context, the views of Russian, Western and Chinese scientists are presented. The authors note that the identification of the specifics of interaction between bordering regional cultures of Russia and China determines both the potential for their applying and the degree of their cultural transformation. Researching the complex nature of border region culture and the specificity of its basis for the formation of sociocultural identity, authors made the conclusion about the necessity of border areas cultural significance actualization, which implies the desire of Russia border regions to improve the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation with China for solving mutual development problems.