Certain aspects of self-consciousness of the renewal in the process of democratization and international practice

This article analyzes the genesis of the formation and concept of national identity and selfconsciousness of a person as a whole. Various aspects and opinions of scientists on the problem of the formation of national identity are considered. The main elements of national identity are given, such as socio-cultural ties, communication, territory, state, language, writing and means of understanding each other. Consequently, has been given international practice in this problem.