Dynamics of Changing Profile of Russian Identity in 2021–2023 (the case of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia))

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The article presents the first results of applying a multidimensional approach to studying dynamic changes in various aspects of Russian civil identity in 2021–23. It uses a technique based on a five-component model for measuring group identification developed by K. Leach et al. The empirical base for the study is data from a survey conducted among residents of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). Based on the analysis of the results, the author concludes that 2022 was a period of social and political turbulence, during which there was a rethinking of both the sense of belonging to Russian society and the perception of it as an integral entity. The most significant events for all generations of Russians were discussions and conflicts on issues related to belonging, commitment to, or at least loyalty towards, the Russian community, its values, norms, and historical path. In 2023, the process of the Russian community consolidation became dominant, as evidenced by the growing indicators of all dimensions of Russian identity above the average. The most active growth was seen in groups with high self-esteem in those identity parameters that reflect individual efforts to rethink and inform a personal attitude towards the Russian community. While, according to parameters that rather reflect the formation of a generalized image of the Russian community as a whole in the information environment (including images transmit through social networks, mass media, texts of fiction, theatrical productions, cinematography, TV etc.), the increase in groups with high values was less significant.

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Igor M. Kuznetsov

Institute of Sociology of FCTAS RAS

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Email: ingvar31@yandex.ru

Cand. Sci. (Sociol.), Leading Research Fellow

Russian Federation, Moscow

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2. Fig. 1. Profiles of Russian identity of residents of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in 2021–2023 (in average points of agreement with judgments for each component). Note. From here on, the maximum confidence interval is ±0.04 points.

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3. Fig. 2. Profile of Russian identity for different age groups in 2021 (in average points of agreement with judgments for each component)

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4. Fig. 3. Profile of Russian identity for different age groups in 2022 (in average points of agreement with judgments for each component)

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5. Fig. 4. Profile of Russian identity for different age groups in 2023 (in average points of agreement with judgments for each component)

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