Territorial Identity of the Population of Ukraine: Essence and the Main Factors of Formation

The main factors in forming the local forms of national identity and the influence of socio-cultural circumstances and such important features as common territory, nature, culture, space, group, kin, self-identity, religious affiliation, family, worldview, symbols, etc., are revealed. Various types of identity, the main factors of their formation, and the change of mental characteristics under the influence of the war disaster are analyzed. It shows how important worldview and cultural factors are in developing national identity, the negative impact of forced assimilation of the population, and manifestations of resistance to aggression and wrongdoing, which leads to the activation and change of national identity.