The article presents the results of a sociological survey aimed at identifying
ethnic attitudes in the mass consciousness. For this study, we used Emory Bogardus social distance scale. On the basis of the obtained data three groups of ethnizes were allocated: nationsbrothers, Nations – colleagues, Nations – outcasts. Nation – brothers group included Russians,
Belarusians, Ukrainians and Jews. Only one nation was classified as Nation-outcast– the Gypsies.