THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL IDENTITY OF THE ALTAI POPULATION ALTAI
The article analyses formation of the national identity of the Altai indigenous population for over a century (second half XIX - the middle of XX century). The article shows that the process was complicated: from a complete Russification of the indigenous Altai population in the period of the Russian Empire to the release of the autonomous republic in the administrative-territorial borders of the Altai region in 1950s.