Separatism as an extreme manifestation of ethnic identity.

Abstract

The article reviews the place of ethnic and national identity in the structure of other group identities, describes psychological mechanisms and phenomenon of self-awareness as a member of the ethnic entity, characterizes separatism as a destructive version of ethno-genesis, which contradicts state interests. Currently, a number of countries observe the flare of patriotic movements, which is tied to the development of public identity. Separatism acts as a destructive version of ethnogenesis because it expresses the demonstration of ethnos contradicting state interests.