Transformation of civic identity in the republics of the North Caucasus federal district (comparative analysis of the republics of North Ossetia - Alania and Dagestan)

The article examines the process of transformation of civic identity among the populations of the republics of North Ossetia - Alania and Dagestan. In a multiethnic country, the investigation of issues pertaining to political socialization and the formation of civic identity constitutes an especially pressing task, as it allows for the tracing of risks associated with the crisis or disintegration of civic identity. Currently, social processes are rapidly evolving both on a global scale and at the level of individual states. Hence, each research study related to identity reveals new trends. Therefore, new trends are emerging in every study related to identity. Based on empirical material, this work demonstrates that, for the national republics of the North Caucasus, ethnic and local identities are currently perceived as more advantageous tools for social adaptation than civic one. In order to preserve the integrity and stability of a country like Russia, it is extremely important that its inhabitants consider the all-Russian civic identity as a priority. This will guarantee its further existence and effective development.