Kuznetsov I.M. The profile of Russian identity and patriotic attitudes of the population of a large industrial city in the conditions of SMO (the case of Magnitogorsk). Issues of National and Federative Relations. 2023. Vol. 13. No 12 (105). Pp. 4959-4972.

Abstract

The article presents the first results of applying a multidimensional methodology to measuring the level of All-Russian identity in a sociological study.The methodology of a multidimensional approach to measuring the level of All-Russian identity was constructed on the basis of a five-component model formeasuring in-group identification developed by C. Leach and his colleagues. Themethod allows to quantify the degree of development of such components assolidarity (a measure of psychological connection with other members of thecommunity), emotional satisfaction with belonging to the community, centrality (thesignificance of belonging to this community in the structure of the individual's Self-concept), individual self-stereotyping (a measure of perceiving themselves in termsof their group membership), in-group homogenity (a measure of perception of thiscommunities as a whole). The article analyzes the relationship of indicators of theprofile of Russian identity with different variants of the complex of patriotic attitudesof citizens. The empirical basis of the study was the data from a survey of residentsof Magnitogorsk in 2023.Based on the results of the analysis, the author draws a number of conclusions.A multidimensional study of the profile of the Russian identity of residents of a largeindustrial city of Russia in the conditions of SMO (in comparison with the availabledata on the identity profile of citizens of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) at relativelypeaceful time (2021) showed an intensive increase in indicators for all componentsof the structure of Russian identity, which generally reflects the dynamics ofconsolidation processes taking place in Russian society against the background ofgeopolitical the confrontation between Russia and Western countries.The analysis of changes in the structure of patriotic attitudes at the context ofSMO showed that in the context of global external pressure, patriotic beliefs of a"protective" nature are becoming in demand in public opinion, emphasizing theimportance of protecting Russia from external innovative influences, both politicaland cultural.