National identity in Ukrainian literature

The relevance of this study is conditioned by the need for a scientific understanding of the evolution of national identity in the circumstances of war, globalisation and rethinking of value orientations in Ukrainian society. This research aimed to carry out a deepened theoretical comprehension of the concept of national identity and to distinguish the cultural characteristics of its formation in contemporary Ukraine. The influence of information globalisation and current social challenges, in particular the war, on the transformation of the national self-identification process is shown. It also examines academic approaches to interpreting the concept of national identity and determines its role in the processes of Ukrainian state-building, the consolidation of sovereignty, and the formation of a political nation. The importance of social and cultural determinants in the formation of a person’s civic identity is emphasised. A key element of the research is the analysis of the literary works of Ukrainian literature, in which various models of interpreting national identity are represented. The analysis of the novel “The City” by Valerian Pidmohylnyi clarifies the author’s idea of the inner contradiction between the traditional national values of the individual and the realities of the urban environment. The analysis of journalistic and literary works by Mykola Khvylovyi clarifies the problem of Ukraine’s cultural choice, the overcoming of colonial complex, which was highlighted by the writer. It is found that the novel “The Hunters and the Hunted” by Ivan Bahrianyi embodies the idea of the indestructibility of the national spirit, the striving for freedom in the conditions of totalitarian pressure. In the poetry of Vasyl Stus, in the works of Lina Kostenko, national identity is manifested as a moral responsibility, spiritual resistance and loyalty to the cultural tradition. Thus, literary fiction has become an essential cultural mechanism for interpreting the historical experience and forming the national consciousness in the context of current social challenges. The practical significance of the research is in the possibility of using its results in the development of state humanitarian policy, improving educational standards, creating programs of civic education and information security, which are directed to strengthening national resistance and social consolidation