Nationalism can carry both a positive and a destructive beginning. The principles of nationalism boil down to the rise of one nation over another, confrontation with other nations, and the desire for state isolation.
The concept and basic principles of nationalism
Nationalism is an ideological and political direction, which is based on the principle of value, unity and primacy of a nation in the process of formation and development of the state. Nationalism appeared in the early 18th century during the revolutions in France and America. Today this trend is one of the most popular ideologies around the world, which has found many followers.
The fundamental principles of the ideology of nationalism are politics built on the exclusivity and superiority of their nation, recognition of the primacy of nationality in social development, confrontation of the interests of one nationality with others, chauvinism, the desire for isolation, independence and the creation of a national state without the admixture of other nations.
