Scientific heritage of Matvey Nikolaevich Khangalov in the works of scientists of the Baikal region

The article analyzes the process of studying the scientific and educational activity of the famous Buryat ethnographer Matvey Nikolaevich Khangalov. M. N. Khangalov made a great contribution to the research of ethnography and life of the Buryat people, popularizing its culture in the central scientific journals, leaved a large, but incompletely studied scientific heritage. In the Soviet and post-Soviet periods the scientists of the Baikal region studied M. N. Khangalov’s manuscripts, introduced previously unpublished works into scientific use. A significant part of scientific works about M. N. Khangalov characterize him as a teacher who put a lot of work for enlightening the Buryat people. To date, the process of studying the scientific heritage of the ethnographer and teacher has not been completed. The manuscripts, letters and diaries are still being introduced into scientific discourse, round tables and conferences are being held, and this testifies to the high scientific significance of M. N. Khangalov’s works.