Collective Rights of Ethnic Communities as the Condition of Preserving the Ethno-Cultural Diversity

The article analyzes the issues of preservation and development of ethno-cultural diversity through the development of collective rights of ethnic communities. It is noted that with the dominant constructivist approach, the emphasis is made on situationality, the plurality of ethnic identities, and insufficient attention is paid to ethnic culture as an important human value. It is shown that ethnic communities are the original bearers of an ethnic culture that cannot function within a single individual. Consequently, for the development of ethno-cultural diversity, along with individual human rights, collective rights should also be developed.