Impact of ethno-cultural component on the development of agricultural land use of Russian Germans living in the Altai Territory

Abstract

The scientific interest in the problems of ethnicity and the ethnic culture is reasoned by the process of globalization and the development of intercultural communications. The studies of ethnic groups and cultures are extremely relevant in connection with the formation of ethnic groups at different levels of development, of intra-ethnic cultural differences, including territorial ones, as well as inter-ethnic cultural similarities. The transformation of ethnic culture occurs under the influence of various factors, including geographic location, landscape, and neighborhood with other ethnic groups, mutual compliance. Global political and economic changes influence the ethno-cultural differentiation. The article analyzes the current sociocultural situation in rural areas with compact residence of the Russian Germans in the Altai Territory, discusses the factors influencing the development of the ethno-cultural component.