RUSSIAN–BURYAT ETHNIC AND CULTURAL INTERACTION IN THE XVII-XVIII CENTURIES
Appeal to the contact history of Russian culture with the cultures of other nations is interesting because this infomation provides a variety of contacts options and emerging assimilation. Particular interest gives the Baikal region. In the process of migration on the huge territory Russians contacted the representatives of different cultures, including Buryats, which is reflected in the material and spiritual culture of both ethnic groups.