Sociocultural adaptation of Africans in Russia

In this article the issue of adaptation of foreigners in Russia taking into account an ethnic group is touched. Every year more and more foreign pupils comes to Russia for receiving the higher education and each foreign student objectively passes adaptation process. The description of levels of adaptation of the African students to the Russian conditions is also presented in article. An important aspect of adaptation of foreigners to the new social and cultural environment is cultural shock which is also analyzed by the author in article in relation to the specified ethnic group. On the basis of the analysis of empirical material the thesis about need of development of methods of successful implementation of social and cultural adaptation, for the purpose of the minimum experience of cultural shock and the easiest adaptation to others cultural environment is offered.