Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: The Formation of Regional Identity in the Space of the Siberian Region (on the Material of Motherland Concept Analysis)

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / The Formation of Regional Identity in the Space of the Siberian Region (on the Material of Motherland Concept Analysis)

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Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2016 9 (2)
Authors: Obmorokova, Anastasia M.; Nemaeva, Natalia O.
Contact information: Obmorokova, Anastasia M.:Siberian Federal University 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia; Nemaeva, Natalia O.:Siberian Federal University 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia; E-mail:
Keywords: region; identity; Motherland; Siberia; culture; regional studies; concept; art culture
Abstract: The article below is a general review and it is dedicated to a regional identity phenomenon and sociocultural features of its formation. The key to understanding processes of different types of identities formation is carrying out researches on national and ethnic cultural processes. The present article gives a brief analytical and critical review of scientific works and articles of other authors written on the aforesaid topic. The subject of ethnocultural identity influence on the formation of national self-consciousness is revealed. The main method is critical analytics of the modern researches on the problem of regional identification and self-identification. The emphasis is put on the researches which focus on the Siberian regions of the Russian Federation. The modern problemacy of the ways of regional identity and self-identity formation reveals through the soft power of the cultural policy and the smart power of the scientific researches and creative projects of those who live and work in a specific region. This soft power favours construction of images, constants and concepts in a cultural space through preservation of national traditions and customs and its transmission to spectators via works of art and culture. One of the concepts connected with socialization, adoption and basic meanings is the concept Motherland. The article is focused on the image of the small homeland in the consciousness of the people of the Siberian region
Pages: 406-418
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/20104

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