Civil Identity in Polycultural Educational Space in the Context of V.A. Sukhomlinsky

The article discusses the main approaches to understanding civic identity in Russian and foreign scientific thought. Attention is focused on the preservation of the historically established state unity of Russia in the current conditions of geopolitical confrontation. In the author’s interpretation, civic identity is an indicator of the consolidation of society in the national environment, the solidarity of social forces, a certain condition for the integrity of the state. The definition of civic identity is revealed in close connection with the concepts of citizenship and patriotism. It is substantiated that pedagogical science introduces the formation of civic identity among the strategic priorities of educational activities. The educational process should be based on the obligatory consideration of value orientations that ensure the formation of an integral personality of a patriot and defender of his Motherland. Multicultural education as an environment for interaction between representatives of different cultures ensures that the younger generation realizes that they belong to a country with a multi-ethnic and multi-confessional Russian people. The phenomenon of civic identity in the pedagogical heritage of V.A. Sukhomlinsky, who defined the contours of the “national idea” of citizenship in close connection with humanism. The sources of the study were the works “Motherland in the Heart” and “The Birth of a Citizen”, where the teacher expressed a thought that is significant for our work — the Fatherland as a value is important for the individual by the realization of her spiritual aspirations in it. Despite the serious transformation of value ideas in recent decades, the expression “a person is unthinkable without a civic core” (V.A. Sukhomlinsky) in the coming trials for the Russian state is more relevant than ever.