The article reviews the issues of the modern development of the national statehood. It is stated that the history of human existence has undergone various forms of collective identity. There is an ongoing process of selection and de- velopment of the most established forms approved in historical development. In the end it is hoped that the common civilizational development framework will create the opportunity to achieve a high and sustainable level of both individual and collective identity. The formation of new forms of management and social development are the priority tasks currently facing modern countries where development is still inferior to the most developed countries in terms of the formation of statehood. All of this will create an opportunity for further strengthening the foundations of the national statehood. At the same time it also implies the possibility of combining the universal and specific ethnic factors in collective development and collective identity