The work of the British historian Elie Kedourie "Nationalism", first published in London in 1960 and since then has endured numerous reprints in English and many other languages, is considered a classic question submitted. The author traces in its philosophical foundations of nationalism and conflicting historical conditions that led to its formation. The book for the first time shall be submitted to the court the Russian reader, and perhaps allow you to see in a new light ideological movements and intense political debate in modern Russia.