Legal and regulatory framework for ethno-cultural education in the Republic of Bashkortostan

The article addresses specific issues in the development of ethno-cultural education as a factor in strengthening the unity of nations of the Republic of Bashkortostan (RB). The purpose of the research is to consider certain aspects of the legal and regulatory framework for ethno-cultural education in the RB as a factor in strengthening the unity of nations of the Republic of Bashkortostan and construction of personal ethno-cultural identity. The article emphasizes the specificity of the linguistic situation in the RB and the factors affecting its dynamics, it also provides statistical data which determines the legal and regulatory framework for modern education in the RB. According to the authors, the content of ethno-cultural education is determined by social demand of ethno-community regarding the educational system and the specifics of a particular ethnic culture, as well as the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard for the results of personal mastering the comprehensive school curriculum. In this case, it is determined by the criteria for the construction of ethno-cultural identity. The main purpose of the research is to prove that the uniqueness of Russian society will be perceived only if a person recognizes themselves as a bearer of ethnic culture, a member of a multinational community. To achieve this, it is important to make sure that the value-motivational core of a person's self-consciousness consists not only of the national values, but also of ethno-cultural ones. Only then can all-Russian values be perceived as a natural continuation and condition of ethnic ones and will not be counterpoised to them. The conclusion notes the relevance of the development of the modern concept for the ethno-cultural education development.