Inter-ethnic relations in the Republic of Buryatia in the modern period (the results of a sociological study)

The study presents data from a mass survey of the population conducted in the Republic of Buryatia in 2018-2019. The study showed that positive inter-ethnic relations persist in the region, which are estimated by the population as more favorable in comparison with the Russian Federation as a whole. The presence of critical assessments is caused not so much by tensions between the peoples living in the territory of Buryatia as by the socio-economic crisis that causes a deterioration in the social well-being of the population. The Republic of Buryatia as part of the Russian state ensures the implementation of the national policy tasks of consolidating society. Ethnosocial and ethnopolitical processes do not carry a negative charge, which could cause destabilization in the field of inter-ethnic relations. Historically, Buryatia formed a favorable background for inter-ethnic relationships and nowadays it results in inter-ethnic harmony.