Concepts of Ethnos and Nation in Scientific and Theoretical Studies

Abstract

The article touches upon the issue of the concepts of ethnos and nation in theoretical studies. An analysis of available sources has shown that there is no uniform understanding of such categories as ethnos and nation in the academic community, some researchers differentiate them, and others identify them. Ethnos is a sociocultural community and originated much earlier than the nation. Ethnos was formed and developed a much longer period than the nation. The ethnos includes representatives of one ethnic group, which are united by a sense of blood relationship, language, customs and traditions, stereotypes of behavior, awareness of their unity and differences from other ethnic groups. The nation consists of representatives of one ethnic group and several ethnic communities, and all of them are united by historical, cultural, economic and political factors, a common ideology and an awareness of belonging to a single state. Nations are the result of a political union of different ethnic groups, as a result of which a new state is being created. The state forms a common national identity and a common sense of belonging to the political, economic and cultural community of the country.