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Nationalism (fr. Nationalisme) - the ideology and policy direction, the fundamental principle of which is the thesis of the value of the nation as the highest form of social cohesion and its primacy in the state-process. Different variety of trends, some of them contradictory. As a political movement, nationalism seeks to uphold the interests of certain national community in relations with the government.
Basically nationalism preaches loyalty and devotion to his nation, political independence and work for the good of their own people, cultural and spiritual growth, the association of national identity for the practical protection of the living conditions of the nation, its territory of residence, economic resources and spiritual values. It relies on a national feeling that is akin to patriotism. This ideology seeks to unite the different sections of society, regardless of the opposing class interests. She was able to mobilize the population for the sake of the common policy objectives in the transition to a capitalist economy.
Due to the fact that many modern radical movements emphasize their nationalistic, nationalism is often associated with ethnic, cultural and religious intolerance (or any other ethnic hostility to "others"). Such intolerance is condemned by supporters of the moderate currents of nationalism.
Russian media "nationalism" is often called ethnic nationalism, especially its extreme forms (chauvinism, xenophobia, etc.), Which emphasize the superiority of one nationality over others. Many manifestations of extreme ethnic nationalism, including the incitement of ethnic hatred and ethnic discrimination related to international offenses.





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