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EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION


Breslavsky A. S., Vasilyeva I. D.

Between Tradition and Modernity: The Dynamics of Social Change in Russian Regions of Inner Asia


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ECONOMICS

Cross-Border Areas of Russia, Mongolia and China in a Multi-Scale View


Polyanskaya N. M.

Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude: the Conflict of Urbanization and Depo-pulation


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Bulatova N. N., Alekseev A. V., Ochirov B. V.

Russia – Mongolia – China: Economic Integration and Digital Dimension


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Munkodugarova A. B.

Features of Strategic Planning for the Development of Russian Regions in Inner Asia


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SOCIOLOGY

Demography and Family Values of the Titular Ethnic Groups and Small Peoples of Southern Siberia


Andreyanova E. L. I

Indigenous Peoples: Problems of Socio-Demographic Development (Using the Irkutsk Region as an Example)


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Karashpay S. M.

Family and Marriage Relations of Tuvanians: Traditional Attitudes and Modern Concepts


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Troshkina I. N.

Family Values and Traditions of the Titular Ethnic Groups of Southern Siberia


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ETHNOLOGY

Folklore and Religious Rituals of the Buryats


Batoeva D. B.

The Legend of Balzhin-Khatan in Buryat Culture and Historical Memory: Transformations and Contemporary Understanding


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Nikolaeva N. N., Nolev E. V.

“The Young Narrator”: About the Valiant Life and Creative Legacy of M. A. Gerguseev (1907–1943)


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S. D. Gympilova.

The Buddhist Ceremony of Sangaril in the Republic of Buryatia: Modern Practice


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FIRST ATTEMPT AT WRITING


Zhigmitdorzhiev B. D.

Studying Student Families in the Republic of Buryatia: Theoretical and Methodological Foundations


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SCIENTIFIC LIFE


Breslavsky A. S.

Buddhism and the Modern World: 11th Dorzhiev Readings in the IMBT SB RAS


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Tsybenov B. D.

200th Anniversary of the Egituysky Datsan in the Reports of the International Scientific Forum


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Badaraev D. D., Breslavsky A. S.

Cross-Border Sociology: Results of the III Baikal Socio-logical Forum


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