Nation: the identity matrix
The issue of national identity is considered in the regional and civilizational dimensions. Concepts of collective personality as a national self-image, national identity, national self-determination, national ideology, and a crisis of national identity are analyzed. The authors conclude that the increasing globalization influences national self-determination processes and entails the identity crisis in terms of civilization. As a result, there are excessive manifestations of nationalism, as well as the need for a humanistic alternative.