The language as one of ethnoconsolidating parameters of ethnic identity of Russian Germans

The paper identifie the characteristics of ethnic identity and perceptions of ethnic minority groups, in particular, of Russian Germans living in the Russian Federation (Glazov, Vyatka-Kama region). The findings of the study suggest that ethnic identity of the Russian Germans is a changeable dynamic category. Certain distinctive characteristics of ethnic identity are developed under the influence of objective reasons and personal and subjective reasons.