The article “Identity as a value” discusses the trends of contemporary reflection on identity.
It presents some problems of individual and collective identity (cultural, social, national
ones). It considers the need for identity in the view of the dynamic development
of history and culture, identity problems, and the positive and negative influences the
concept of identity may be subjected to. The author of the article draws attention to the
peculiar nature of the discourses Slavic identity. They combine the identity problems of
language and culture, collective memory and ethical entity. Nowadays the dominant tendency
is to understand identity as a cultural value. It requires axiological memory and
responsible co‑creation
of an open model of culture
