УДК 94:316:39(479.25)(470.345)

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Original article

 

Social Well-being of the Armenian Diaspora Living in the Republic of Mordovia

Kuryshova L. N., Runkova E. S.

 

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Introduction. For the successful socio-economic development of a multiethnic region, it is extremely important to study the historical and cultural characteristics of the peoples inhabiting it, their daily practices, and the specifics of interethnic relations. In this regard, the issues of social well-being of ethnic diasporas in a multinational republic seem relevant in the context of the intensification of migration processes in modern Russia.

 Materials and methods. During the writing of the article, the material of scientific literature and open sources, including on the ethnic history of the region, was summarized and analyzed. The results of research conducted by the staff of the Scientific Center for Socio-Economic Monitoring were used.

Results and discussion. Тhe article presents an assessment of the social well-being of representatives of the Armenian Diaspora in Mordovia at the present stage. Various aspects of social well-being are shown in dynamics. The Armenians of Mordovia demonstrate a relatively high level of cohesion of the national diaspora. This may indicate that they do not feel the need to fully integrate into the Russian environment, and to maintain close ties with their diaspora group, which is important for their favorable social well-being.

Conclusion. The social well-being of the representatives of the Armenian Diaspora at the present stage is considered from the perspective of economic, socio-cultural and socio-political components. Most representatives of the Armenian Diaspora, actively involved in the economic space of the region, positively assess their financial situation; preserving their culture and language, internal cohesion and mutual assistance, get involved in the socio-cultural life of the region and interact kindly with the host community; having a low protest potential, demonstrate Russian identity; They are optimistic about the future and are not going to change their place of residence.

Keywords: Armenians, Armenian Diaspora, multiethnic region, social well-being, interethnic interactions, identity

For citation: Kuryshova LN, Runkova ES. Social Well-Being of the Armenian Diaspora Living in the Republic of Mordovia. Bulletin of the Research Institute of the Humanities by the Government of the Republic of Mordovia. 2024;16(4):148—162. EDN XAXWKC

 

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The article was submitted 14.08.2024, approved after reviewing 16.09.2024, accepted for publication 23.09.2024.

 

Information about the authors:

Lyubov N. Kuryshova, Director the Scientific Center for Social and Economic Monitoring (39а Chmelnistskogo Str., Saransk 430005, Russia); Associate Professor of Department of General History, Political Science and Area Studies of the National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University (68 Bolchevistskaja Str., Saransk 430005, Russia), Candidate of Sociological Sciences, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0342-8811, kuryshovaln@mail.ru

Elena S. Runkova, Senior Researcher at the Department of Monitoring Legal Processes at the Scientific Center for Social and Economic Monitoring (39a Chmelnistskogo Str., Saransk 430005, Russia), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3529-5939, runkova_es@mail.ru

 

Contribution of the authors:

Kuryshova L. N. — concept development, collection of materials and literature analysis, formulation of conclusions, scientific text editing;

Runkova E. S. — concept development, collection of materials, writing the initial version of the article, editing the article, analysis of the research results.

 

Conflict of interest: the authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

 

The authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.