Civil Identity of the Population of the New Subjects of the Russian Federation: Problems, Politics, Technologies

The article contains the author’s reflections on the policy of forming civic identity in the new subjects of the Russian Federation. The author focuses on the difficulties of integrating the population of the new subjects of the Russian Federation into a single Russian socio-cultural, information and ideological space. Based on the materials of various Russian studies, the author speaks about the common cultural code of the population of Russia and the new subjects of the Russian Federation, the historical and cultural characteristics of the territories that are the basis for the formation of civic identity. At the same time, there is an identification conflict among some of the population of the new subjects of the Russian Federation. The main objectives of the civil identity policy are defined. The author believes that from a scientific point of view, it is necessary to develop and propose methods for effective diagnosis of the situation. It is proposed to develop such methods based on the achievements of the network approach, agent modeling and the concept of communication modes. From a practical, managerial point of view, the author notes the need to develop and apply social engineering technologies. The article lists specific technologies and tools for the formation of civilidentity of the population of the new subjects of the Russian Federation.

The main results and conclusions of the study were presented in the author’s report at the strategic session “Sociology of Russian Identity: Portrait of Modern Society” of the Russian Identity Forum (Moscow, November 20-21, 2024).

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