Polishchuk R. Cultural identity as a substantial factor in the formation of ideology of the Ukrainian people in the age of globalization.

Herein the evolution of the interpretation of the concept of identity in philosophical, social and psychological dimensions is scrutinized, its contemporary interpretations are singled out. Historical and philosophical analysis of the characteristics of the Ukrainian mentality is important in the context of Ukrainian cultural identity research. In the present research the complexity of the formation of national identity that was largely researched by the foreign and Ukrainian scholars is analyzed. The modern state of the Ukrainian culture is examined. The problems and prospects of Ukrainian society and its cultural identity in contemporary globalization processes are outlined. Archetypal frame of the existence of the Ukrainian ethnos that provides structural integrity of the identity of a person and the national culture, is shaping the outlook of the Ukrainian nation in the context of globalization, is determined herein.