Kolektyvinio bulgarų ir lietuvių tapatumo bruožai: lyginamoji studentų požiūrio analizė

LTStraipsnyje, remiantis 2010 m. atlikto empirinio tyrimo duomenimis, aptariami kolektyvinio (tautinio, kultūrinio ir religinio) bulgarų ir lietuvių tapatumo bruožai, jų raiška tarp studentų. Atskleidžiami svarbiausi išryškėję bulgarų ir lietuvių tapatumo konstravimo bei raiškos panašumai ir skirtumai. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Bulgarai; Kolektyvinis tapatumas; Lietuviai; Religingumas; Bulgarians; Collective identity; Lithuanians; Religiosity.

ENThe essential reasons that determined specific particularities of the collective Bulgarian and Lithuanian identity are reflected also in the national identity of contemporary Bulgarian and Lithuanian students. Data of a comparative pilot qualitative research (concentrated on the collective identity) carried out among Bulgarian and Lithuanian students in 2010 show some substantial similarities of constructing collective identities and their actual expressions. The same Bulgarians and Lithuanians stress the importance of their homeland, language and ethnic origin to their national identities. However, some significant differences were also observed. The main distinction is the place of religion in the construction of national identities of modern students. Religion is a very important factor in national identity construction for contemporary Bulgarians and is practically insignificant for Lithuanians. Nevertheless, real religiosity is intense neither in Bulgaria nor in Lithuania. Religion in Bulgaria is first of all understood as an important element of collective identity. The results of the research also show that, despite the importance of common national history in the national identity construction processes in Bulgaria and Lithuania, Lithuanian students actually give less importance to the country’s main historical events as compared with Bulgarian students. The majority of Bulgarians students actually commemorate their historical events (national days), whereas only the minority of Lithuanian students do so. Both Bulgarians and Lithuanians believe that their language and folk culture elements represent their culture best; also, Lithuanians strongly amplify the role of basketball in their collective Lithuanian identity.Bulgarian and Lithuanian students perceive the similarity of their culture to the culture of their neighbouring countries. However, Lithuanian students as compared with their Bulgarian matches rank all their neighbours much more positively regardless of the historical relations with them. Bulgarians’ stereotypes concerning Turks and Greeks are very negative. The data of the research have also shown that, although both countries are in Europe and have historical parallels, both Bulgarian and Lithuanian students know very little about each other’s countries and culture. [From the publication]