Inter-ethnic relations and processes in the modern world

On May 29, 2019 Buryat State University held a scientific conference dedicated to the 95th anniversary of Professor, Doctor of Philosophy Vladimir Iosifovich Zateev. The reports of the conference reflected the significant contribution made by V. I. Zateev to the development of the most important issues of national relations in the Soviet Union. V. I. Zateev thoroughly investigated the essence and concept of a nation, the patterns of relations between ethnic groups and nations in various historical conditions. Vladimir Iosifovich paid special attention to the socialist nations, which bypassed the bourgeois stage of development, their specificity and differences from the bourgeois nations. A large number of reports concerned V. I. Zateev’s multifaceted activities as a scientist, educator, creator of scientific schools, and a public figure. The participants of the conference emphasized that the results of Professor V. I. Zateev’s scientific researches and discoveries are of lasting importance, help modern scientists and politicians to understand better the national sphere and ensure its effective regulation.