Cultural and historical problem of self-identification of the Belarusian people: formation of the Belarusian nation and new identification

The presented article deals with the problem of the uncertainty of the Belarusian people in accepting self-perception of themselves with a certain historical and cultural community. Having examined in previous articles three cultural and historical theories of the origin of the Belarusian people, we can say for sure that none of the above views can give an answer to how and when the Belarusian nation arose. It was revealed that the frontier state of the Belarusian state, culture and people is the cause of constant instability in the region. It is noted that historically formed different cultural features can become a weapon transforming cultural self-consciousness in the hands of both external and internal subjects.