Ethnological monitoring in the Orenburg region

The article presents a sociological study within the framework of ethnological monitoring, the purpose of which is to assess the significance of ethnicity, the level of Russian identity. The results of the study are used to prevent interethnic conflicts. An assessment is given of the above-mentioned factors influencing tension in relations between representatives of different nationalities. Among the real or hypothetical causes of interethnic tension, political and socio-economic factors are most often cited. The research methodology includes the use of standard Google forms questionnaires conducted in an online format. The main participants in the study are residents of districts, as well as municipal districts of the Orenburg region. In the course of the study, conclusions were drawn about the significance of ethnicity, the level of Russian civic identity was assessed, as well as the level of interethnic hostility and tension in interethnic relations.