A few decades ago in the Soviet Union, a lot depended on the fifth column, that is, the question of nationality in all questionnaires. There was a certain qualification for admission to higher educational institutions, for good positions for those who were, for example, Jewish by nationality. With the abolition of this column and the abolition of the indication of nationality in the passport, the situation has changed. And globalization with the development of the Internet and the raising of the Iron Curtain has led to the fact that many people feel like citizens of the world and do not even think about what nationality they are. But there are times when you need to know belonging to a particular nation, for example, for immigration.
Instructions
Step 1
The easiest way to find out your nationality is to ask your parents what nationality they are. If both father and mother belong to the same nation, for example, both are Tatars, then your nationality is also Tatar. In the case when the parents are of different nationalities, you need to determine your own individually, depending on the traditions of a particular people. So, among Russians, nationality is determined by the father, among the Jews - by the mother. So if your father is Russian and your mother is Jewish, in Russia you will be Russian, and in Israel you will be Jewish. And vice versa.
Step 2
For those who do not know, for some reason, the nationality of their parents (for example, a person was brought up in an orphanage or was adopted), there is a generally accepted criterion. Belonging to a nation is not determined by the place of residence, but by the adherence to the traditions or customs of a particular people and, most importantly, by the knowledge of the language in perfection. For example, you live in Russia, but your native language is Bashkir, you are a devout Muslim, circumcised, honor Bashkir rituals. So you are a Bashkir.
Step 3
There are certain physiological signs: the structure of the skull, the shape of the eyes, the color of the skin, hair, the type of hair growth, according to which a person can be attributed to a particular race. However, if many nationalities are mixed in you, which often happens (for example: in the father's family there were Russians and Jews, in the mother's family there were Ukrainians and Poles), then it will be quite difficult to determine with accuracy the nationality in appearance. In this case, you yourself can choose for yourself that nation, belonging to which suits you the most. Or, like many, just be multinational.
