Socio-political aspects of formation of local identity in the Ukrainian Danube region

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of interethnic social interaction and identity formation in the multinational region, which is the Ukrainian Danube region. Recently, people’s search for their identity has intensified which makes this problem relevant. There are briefly considered the evolvement of the modern concept of identity, objective socio-historical and political factors that have a significant impact on the formation of different types of identity, and subjective sociopsychological factors of identity formation. Particular attention is paid to ethnic identity which reflects the feeling of belonging to a particular ethnic group. The peculiarities of interethnic interaction of the region’s inhabitants throughout history are also considered which makes it possible to understand the peculiarities of the regional identity formation and the phenomenon of dual ethnic identity, characteristic of Bessarabia.