The Ethnic Identity in the Social Identity Structure of the Residents of

The goal of this article is to consider the ethnic identity and interethnic guidelines of the population of Belarus and Russia. The authors conducted empirical studies among the residents of the Republic of Belarus and Krasnodar territory (the Russian Federation) to find out whether people there are ready for interethnic contacts and interactions in various life spheres and how the population of these the two countries perceives the representatives of other ethnic groups. Ethnic identity is considered as an element of the social identity structure which also includes other types of identity (socio-cultural, civil, religious, age-related, etc.)