UDC 17.023.32: [9 +159. 953+811+008
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30839/2072-7941.2018.149627
NATION AS A REFLECTION OF HISTORY, MEMORY,
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
© DZVINCHUK, D. I.
Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas (Ivano-Frankivsk,
Ukraine)
E-mail: dzvin56@ukr.net, ORCID 0000-0002-6391-3822
© OZMINSKA, I. D.
Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas (Ivano-Frankivsk Ukraine)
E-mail: irynaozka@gmail.com, ORCID 0000-0002-2521-8626

The article presents a systematic and detailed account of scholarly
developments on the problem of studying the process of nation-building and the
role of history, memory, language and culture in reflecting this process. The
research reveals that according to the premordialist approach, nations are not
formed instantaneously, by the relevant political will or by coincidence of
circumstances; the process of creating and consolidating a nation is a long and
meaningful one, full of historical events and national cultural tokens. The
primordialist concepts are considered unanimous in their recognition of the
exceptional significance of psychological factors in the creation of a nation. The
creation of a nation involves a sophisticated set of linguistic, religious, ethnic,
territorial and myth-household factors that determine the formation of a
corresponding type of sociality. The framework of the analytics of the
phenomenon of a nation includes not only psychological, but also social,
cultural, political, ethical, moral and axiological aspects. The new systembuilding
concepts such as solidarity, habitus, plebiscite were added to the
discussion of nation. In view of that, it is impossible to carry out the reduction of
the phenomenon of a nation to a particular problem field and to localize it to
invariant indicators. The formation and optimization of the capitalistic type of
social system generates new factors in the interpretation and consolidation of a
nation. The reasons for a political defeat in the development of a nation can be
referedr to either conscious manipulative techniques, or spontaneous
miscalculations. Elaborating the alternative versions of history is nothing but
unjustified politicization, implementation of imperial and colonial ambitions,
overcoming which is a necessary prerequisite for successful nation-building.
The establishment and offsetting of such manipulative influence facilitate the
stabilization of the social situation and the resolution of conflicts, and,
consequently, contribute to national development. The key point is to establish a
nation within the framework of the international and state policy, especially by
distinguishing the consolidating and disintegrating influences of state and
international politicies on nation-building. The policy of uniting the nation can
become effective when the important reforms do not deepen the fragmentation
of the nation, but rather neutralize it.
Key words: premordialist approach, nation, consolidation, ethnic groups,
national communities.