Symbolic approach to the analysis of the formation of Eurasian identity

Abstract

The author provides a symbolic approach to understanding the nature of the construction of the Eurasian identity within the framework of the formation of the Eurasian Economic Union. The purpose of the study is to give a philosophical analysis of the formation of a symbolic model of the Eurasian identity. The author uses dialectical, phenomenological and systemic approaches. The key idea is that symbols can be seen as a social technology for creating an identity. The author states that the symbolic model of the Eurasian Economic Union is formed according to the logic of integration – disintegration of connection – separation from the Soviet symbolic system. Within the framework of the EAEU, the logic of integration and connection is based on an attempt to revive the meanings of symbols from a common past history, which can become the basis for the formation of a symbolic model of Eurasian identity. The author comes to the conclusion that symbols can be considered as a creative technology for the formation of the Eurasian symbolic system, access to the socio-cultural codes of which will help the participants in the integration process to minimize the barriers that prevent the most effective mutual understanding. The main conclusions of the study can form the basis of practical recommendations in the field of the cultural policy of the EAEU.