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The article reviews the main approaches to the interpretation of nationalism. To this end, the author reveals the etymological origins of the word «nationalism», focusing attention on its meaningful relationship with care for the people and patriotism, and highlights the philosophical principles of prevailing today polar approaches to its assessment. On this background, it is stressed that the methodological difficulties of defining nationalism are caused by the diversity of its social and cultural expressions – it is regarded as an ideology, as a political movement, as a spiritual guidance and as a political credo etc. In the article special attention is paid to the analysis of social and cultural origins of nationalism, so by distancing from economic reductionism the legitimacy of constructivist approach is emphasized. In the frame of the latter nationalism is reviewed as phenomenon consciously constructed by political elite. It is demonstrated that the intentions of constructivist interpretation of nationalism are closely correlated with the traditionalist (especially, perennialist) approach. Among other things, the historical origins and socio-cultural conditions of widespread of ideas of nationalism and the causes of appearance its authoritarian and reactionary forms are analyzed.

The ongoing division of the Korean peninsula, a country with 5,000 years of unbroken history & ethnic homogeneity, represents an unnatural state of affairs for Koreans. Minjung is a Sino-Korean term for 'mass movement' & is associated with nationalism, in both its Marxist & liberation theological analyses. The minjung movement dates back to the late 19th century, while the peninsula still was under Chinese rule, & is identified with the struggle against feudalism on the peninsula; later iterations of the minjung were associated with resistance to Japanese rule, &, in South Korea, with student movements against authoritarian & military rule. In recent years, credit for democratic reforms in South Korea have been associated with the minjung movement. 26 References. A. Siegel

This article highlights the most important ideas and concepts of «creative nationalism» of Mykola Shlemkevych, who was the main ideologist of a political organization named Front of National Unity (FNU). FNU was the only legal nationahstic political party in Galicia in the second half of 1930s and had quite a visible place in western Ukrainian political specter. Mykola Shlemkevych's contribution into development of Ukrainian social and political thought of XX century is analyzed based on his major works. ; У статті висвітлено основні ідейні концепції «творчого націоналізму» Миколи Шлемкевича — головного ідеолога політичної організації «Фронт національної єдності» (ФНЄ). У другій половині 1930-х років ФНЄ був єдиною легальною націоналістичною партією Галичини та займав помітне місце в західноукраїнському політичному спектрі. На підставі головних праць Шлемкевича проаналізовано внесок мислителя в розвиток української суспільно-політичної думки XX століття.

This article highlights the most important ideas and concepts of «creative nationalism» of Mykola Shlemkevych, who was the main ideologist of a political organization named Front of National Unity (FNU). FNU was the only legal nationahstic political party in Galicia in the second half of 1930s and had quite a visible place in western Ukrainian political specter. Mykola Shlemkevych's contribution into development of Ukrainian social and political thought of XX century is analyzed based on his major works. ; У статті висвітлено основні ідейні концепції «творчого націоналізму» Миколи Шлемкевича — головного ідеолога політичної організації «Фронт національної єдності» (ФНЄ). У другій половині 1930-х років ФНЄ був єдиною легальною націоналістичною партією Галичини та займав помітне місце в західноукраїнському політичному спектрі. На підставі головних праць Шлемкевича проаналізовано внесок мислителя в розвиток української суспільно-політичної думки XX століття.