Keyword: «multiculturalism»

Russia is a peculiar mosaic made ​​up of many peoples. They vary in size and intensity of internal relations, on economic and social characteristics, the level of political organization, language and culture, spiritual temperament and national character. In this context, the problem of multicultural education is of particular importance and complexity of a multi-ethnic Russian society.

The study focuses on the problems of aliens' adaptation in foreign countries; on challenges they face after moving from other countries; on process of adjustment to different living standards and culture. Interest in the problem of adaptation in other cultures got practical value in 1950 s. This was due to the increase in migration, and also students and experts exchange between countries in that period. The number of people going to study abroad (schools, colleges, universities) is increasing year by year nowadays. Authors have analysed such phenomenons as "cultural shock" and “acculturation” to look at nature, to find the reasons and consequences of the intercultural adaptation of foreigners who moved to Russia and became residences.

The scientific idea of the possibility of developing the personality of future bachelors in the process of studying humanities, natural sciences, and special disciplines by means of multicultural content was developed and tested in practice on the example of materials from the Tyumen region – the former Tobolsk province. The possibilities of the material about Siberian crafts and crafts as the basis of ethnic and multinational communications, traditions, selection, which is based on the principles of didactics: scientific, accessible, interdisciplinary, systematic. The multicultural material for different areas of training in the study of the basic and variable part of the disciplines in different directions is proposed.