ETHNOPSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF RESIDENTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Abstract

The article considers the features of the Russian Federation as a multiethnic and multinational state. The essence of the concept of "ethnic identity" and "ethnic self-awareness" is revealed, conditions for the formation of ethnic identity, factors associated with the development of ethnos are singled out. It describes the interpenetration of ethnos geographically close to each other and according to the peculiarities of culture. Features of numerous sub-ethnoses of the country, geographically, historically and culturally related, are generalized. The complexity of cultural processes and the specificity of the dialogue of cultures in the territory of the Russian Federation as a country including ethnics, joined both voluntarily and through war, are emphasized. The Russian ethnos is distinguished as uniting the rest around itself. The influence of geographic, climatic, historical, political and social characteristics on the formation of the Russian ethnos is described. The main features of the Russian national character are presented.