Linguistic Practices and Socio-Cultural Orientations of Young Migrants in the Cities of Tatarstan (Materials of the Ethnosociological Study)

DOI: 10.33876/2311-0546/2025-2/161-172

Abstract

The processes of socio-cultural adaptation of young migrants in the regions of the Russian Federation is a topic of crucial importance in contemporary social studies. The article is based on the materials of an ethnosociological study conducted in Tatarstan in 2024 among young members of migrant communities living in the cities of the republic. The purpose of the article is to analyze linguistic practices and socio-cultural attitudes of young migrants in the cities of the Republic of Tatarstan. The authors reviewed the current linguistic and cultural practices of the respondents; studied attitudes towards interaction with representatives of the host population, government authorities and other official institutions. The factors affecting the socio-cultural and linguistic adaptation of newcomers are analyzed. It is concluded that the psychological discomfort experienced in some cases is situational in nature and is associated with specific everyday situations and bureaucratic difficulties that do not have long-term consequences. The analysis further showed that young respondents are motivated to pursue higher education in the Republic, and young people who have arrived are attracted by the opportunity to choose future educational, work and family trajectories independently. The findings of the article can be of interest to sociologists, psychologists, social and cultural anthropologists, political scientists, and representatives of bodies and structures in charge of migration and youth policy issues.