Citizenship as a form of sustainable social and cultural identification

The article presents the experience of philosophical reflection on the concept of citizenship. Citizenship is considered as a type of cultural identity associated with the belonging and loyalty of an individual to the state. Civil identification presupposes a certain political and legal culture of a person. It is emphasized that different types of social associations correspond to different principles of their sustainability. Civil society is based on a variety of forms of social associations and legal protection of their activities by the state. The opposition of civil society institutions to the state is possible only in the specific cultural and historical conditions of a number of countries of Western civilization. The Russian authorities support for a high level of civil identity through state protection of the population's interests will provide a stable basis for the long-term legitimacy of power. The high level of civic consciousness allows us to state a significant cohesion of people in the form of the state, strong cultural foundations of statehood.