The current social and cultural situation in the Russian Federation is determined by the bipolar tendencies of future development — modernization and traditionalism, ethnoculturalism and multiculturalism. The author examines the features of modern professional and pedagogical education in the multicultural educational space, the influence of the identified factors and contradictions of this process, historical, theoretical and methodological approaches to considering various interpretations, the concept of multicultural education in Russia and in the world, the ways of practical implementation are highlighted.

The article deals with the process of civic identity formation among the country population. The emphasis is placed on primary and secondary school students, since the foundations of tolerance and moral principles are laid in primary school age. The process of globalization is considered from the economic and social processes point of view. The evolution of philosophical views on the definition of the civic identity concept. Civic identity is understood taking into account the views of teachers and philosophers of different eras. Each individual is provided with freedom of choice, including in matters of identification. The process of personality formation takes place in the biological and social planes. The civic identity formation is an extremely important and responsible process. The civic identity formation is one the key direction in the society life organization, which ensures security and defense.