National Mixed Origin: The Problem of Ethnic Identity (On the Example of Representatives of Ethnic Groups of the Republic of Khakassia)

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	Regionalistica 2025 Volume 12 number 3 pages 57-68

Title of the article	National Mixed Origin: The Problem of Ethnic Identity (On the Example of Representatives of Ethnic Groups of the Republic of Khakassia)
Pages	57-68
Author	Lushnikova Olga Leonidovna candidate of sciences (sociology), senior research fellow Khakass Research Institute of Language, Literature and History 23, Shchetinkina Street, Abakan, Russia, 655017 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ORCID: 0000-0002-1440-1505
Abstract	The problem of mixed national origin is especially relevant in multi-ethnic societies where mixed national marriages are common. Moreover, the most problematic issue for people born in such unions is the issue of ethnic identity. The article presents the results of a study of this issue using the example of residents of the Republic of Khakassia of mixed national origin. The empirical basis was the data of a series of in-depth interviews and an expert survey conducted in 2023. The role of various factors in the identification choice of people of mixed national origin is analyzed. Cases of marginality, «exclusivity» and cultural mediation are demonstrated; conclusions are made about the factors that hinder the formation of Khakass identity.
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DOI	10.14530/reg.2025.3.57
Keywords	nationally mixed origin, mixed origin, identity, ethnic identity, mestizos, native language
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For citation	Lushnikova O.L. National Mixed Origin: The Problem of Ethnic Identity (On the Example of Representatives of Ethnic Groups of the Republic of Khakassia). Regionalistica [Regionalistics]. 2025. Vol. 12. No. 3. Pp. 57–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.14530/reg.2025.3.57 (In Russian)
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Financing	The work was carried by the RSF (project No. 23-28-10040).
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