The article deals with the empiric research results in the field of ethnic identity psychology and the genesis of the symbolic space, representations abo-ut the country. The research of cultural values dynamics within the framework of psychological universals “collectivism – individualism” showed the follow-ing results among the young Moldovans: persistent orientation towards their ethnic in-group, lowering of the value “openness to the changes”, direction to-ward the values of a weak social control (larger independence). The article shows results of ethnic identity research held among the young people of different ethnic origin – Moldovans, Russians, Gagauz, Ukrain-ians, Bulgarians (sampling 2006, 2013). All the ethnic groups have positive self-identification and biethnicity with the group of Russians. The common se-mantic zone for all the ethnic groups in this study are the qualities of sociality, activeness and self-esteem. There are defined the options on the “collectivism – individualism” continuum. The most collectivist are the groups of Bulgarians and Gagauzians. The groups of Russians and Ukrainians, which are close thro-ugh axiological marks, follow them. The third group are Moldovans, who, on the one side, are the only ones (according to the sampling 2013) oriented to the weak social control, independence, and, on the other side, are less open to the changes. The research held among Romany showed, that the ethnic stereotypes about them are indefinite, have a weak positive orientation and a weak expres-siveness. A diffused image of the Gypsies among the young people, practically no experience of interplay with them, low level of ethnic competence about this group may become ground for the prejudice formation and escaping to coope-rate with the group representatives. Studies on ethnic stereotypes in the group of Romany seniors revealed a positive self-identification, high level of importance of the ethnic compound on the personal level. It means that many social events at the young Romany def-lect through the ethnic compound, what may sometimes lead to a distortion of the social perception and appearing of a sense-bearing barrier in understan-ding of the social changes in the society. The research elicited as well a positive self-identification of young Roma-ny and acceptance of their ethnic group. This kind of research is especially im-portant due to the fact that the formation of Romany intellectual elite makes it possible to expand the social space of including Gypsies into the process of ac-tive formation of the civil society. Another comparative empiric research on the symbolic sphere and repre-sentations about their own country was held among the young Moldovans and Gagauz. The images of Moldova and “fatherland” are practically opposite in the both groups: in the image of Moldova there dominate the negative phenome-na, in the image of “fatherland” – the positive moments. Image of the country barely includes cultural features, history and other objective characteristics. This may demonstrate insufficient knowledge of their country and absence of stimuls and channels to gain this knowledge. The symbolic events are viewed differently in the groups of Moldovans and Gagauz. We suppose that it is con-nected with the ethnic identity growth and actualization in the both groups, be-cause of the assumption of the role of the state-developing nation in case of Mo-ldovans and acquiring an own autonomy for the Gagauz. This fact is also sus-tained by the choice of the personally significant symbols of the country: these are the state symbols for the both groups, although they are more important for the Gagauz. In general, the construct of the country is still not fully formed in both of the groups. The researchers point out the necessity of the state institutions to take in-to account these results while elaborating programs of optimization of intereth-nic relations and civil identity formation