National Culture Associations as Subjects of Crosscultural Communications in Altai Krai of the Russian Federation

Abstract

The article analyzes the role of National Culture Associations and Ethnic Cultural Autonomies in cross-cultural communication of ethnic groups in one of the territories of the Russian Federation – Altai Krai. It is emphasized that National Culture Associations are non-governmental organizations of citizens of a certain ethnicity, created for preserving and promoting national culture and maintaining ethnic identity. It is confirmed that National Culture Associations fulfill two main functions: they are guardians of cultural diversity and intermediary-distributors of ethnic cultures in the multicultural society. In the age of globalization of economic and political relations, there is a distinct expansion of the cross-cultural communication sphere.