Ethnic Identity in the Conditions of Living in Rural Areas: Patterns of Reproduction and Mechanisms of Representation

Abstract

The main trends of socio-cultural development of ethno-local communities of Tatars living in rural areas of the Novosibirsk region are analyzed. It is shown that the main mechanisms of representation of ethnicity are the reproduction of traditions in the field of culture, the preservation of language and religion. It is concluded that the reproduction of ethnicity becomes conscious and selective. At the same time, there is a change in the content of all markers underlying ethnic identity.