The relevance of the study of the macroregional North Caucasian identity increases due to the fact that in almost all strategic documents concerning the prospects for the development of the North Caucasus, it is defined as one of the priority macro-regions of the Russian Federation. In this regard, it is necessary to turn to the analysis of changes in the administrativeterritorial structure in the North Caucasus, which will allow us to identify the historical and socio-cultural roots of the macro-regional identity, as well as the role of each region in creating a common socio-cultural picture of this macroregion. This article analyzes the process of formation of the North Caucasian macroregional identity from the standpoint of constructivism. Based on the experience of transformations of the administrative-territorial structure of the North Caucasus in the ХХ—ХХI centuries, the author identifies six stages of constructing this level of identity. It is noted that political spatial-territorial strategies play a significant role in the process of strengthening Russian national identity in the macroregion. The thesis is argued that macroregional identity is a tool capable of uniting and rallying all ethnic groups of the North Caucasus in order to strengthen mutually beneficial interregional cooperation. In connection with the emergence of new identitarian discourses, the author proposes to expand the concept of multilevel identity and to integrate the macroregional level as an intermediate level between regional and national identities.