THE ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATE OF THE INTERETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH OSSETIA-ALANIA (BASED ON MATERIALS OF THE EXPERT POLL)
The offered article is devoted to studying the current state of the interethnic relations in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (RNO-A). Today a unique experience in the centuries-old harmonious development of the interethnic relations in North Ossetia represents a considerable scientific interest. Based on the expert survey conducted by the author in 2015, the monitoring of the ethno-cultural environment of North Ossetia and the statistical data, the current state of the interethnic relations in the republic is analysed for elaborating the recommendations about the preservation of the interethnic consensus. It is noted, that there is a high degree of integration in the North Ossetian society and a harmonious condition of the interethnic relations at the present stage. Such problems of the interethnic relations as a decrease in the Russian population size; replacement of the long-time residents by the new ones and etc, сould be singled out. The recommendations provided in the article are urged to promote preservation of harmonious development in the inter-ethnical relations in RNO-A.