Types of identification strategies in an interethnic environment as a relations formation factor between different ethnic groups

The problem of relations between representatives of different ethnic groups is extremely urgent in Russian society. The study consistently raises the question of the importance of ethnic self-identification in the context of preventing inter-group ethnic conflicts. The main models of ethnic identification and self-identification are considered. The view that ethnic identification practices based on the paradigm of constructivism and instrumentalism have a high potential to overcome inter-ethnic contradictions is justified. The initial data for the study are the results of a secondary analysis of regional studies conducted in Krasnodar region and the Adyghe Republic in the period from 2015 to 2019. The reliance on empirical data and their correlation with the existing trends in the identification strategies of diaspora and associations of fellow-countrymen made it possible to show qualitative characteristics of primordialism, constructivism and instrumentalism.