идентичность,
самоидентификация,
образ будущего,
гражданская идентичность,
национальная идентичность,
современная Россия
Abstract
Introduction. The article presents the results of the study of the concept of "image of the future" and its influence on the external positioning of the urban and national (national) identity of young people in the new subjects of the Russian Federation. Identity, especially its group form, is a complex socio-psychological phenomenon that creates a sense of belonging to a certain community. States in the modern world strive to exert a comprehensive influence on the creation of a national (civil) identity, the result of the formation and maintenance of which is a decrease in conflict potential and polarization of society. Methodology and methods. The key approach is social constructivism, which allows us to study urban and civil identity as a certain construct that changes in accordance with the influence of internal and external factors. The data are based on 12 in-depth interviews with young people living in Mariupol and Lugansk. Quotes from informants are used to confirm certain conclusions. Analysis. An important factor in self-identification with a certain group is the image of the future, i.e. an assumption about development trends, determining one's place within the emerging picture of the world. The future has a significant impact on urban and national identity, determining multidirectional scenarios and behavior patterns of people included in certain communities. Urban identity is strengthened, externally positioned in a positive way, if residents of a particular city assume an optimistic future for it. In the opposite case, urban identity becomes less pronounced, a pronounced desire to leave the city and move to a more promising one is manifested. Results. A conclusion was made about the ambivalent nature of public positioning of identity: the urban level in the domestic environment, the national level in the international one. Based on a survey on associations with the word "Motherland", the dominance of local identity was revealed for the youth of Lugansk and Mariupol.
