GOVERNMENT POLICY IN RELATION TO THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF MORDOVIA IN THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 2000S. IN THE CONTEXT OF FORMATION OF THE RUSSIAN NATION
In the article in the context of the formation of the Russian nation, the features of the historical development of state policy regarding the Muslim community of the Republic of Mordovia during the first decade of the 2000s are analyzed. The aim of the study is a comprehensive review of the history of state policy conducted against the Muslim community of Mordovia in the first decade of the 2000s. in the context of the formation of the Russian nation. Materials and Methods: this study is based on the principle of historicism, according to which the state policy towards the Muslim community of Mordovia in the first decade of the 2000s. in the context of the formation of the Russian nation is considered by the author in the dynamics of its evolution, formation in time. In addition, when solving research problems, comparative-historical and descriptive methods were also used. Results: as a result of a study of state policy towards the Muslim community of Mordovia in the first decade of the 2000s. in the context of the formation of the Russian nation, the factors influencing its formation are revealed, and the historical characteristics of the processes under consideration are given. The article also identifies the main trends and directions of state policy in the Republic of Mordovia in relation to the local Muslim community, represented in the first decade of the 2000s. Regional Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Mordovia, Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Mordovia and Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Mordovia. Discussion and Conclusions: the period of the 1990s. on the territory of the Republic of Mordovia became the stage of organizational and structural revival of Islam. With regard to the Muslim structures of Mordovia, it is possible to speak about the beginning of the formation of a purposeful state policy concerning them, it is possible to speak only with reference to the beginning of the first decade of the 21st century, when the formal registration of local Islamic religious organizations took place. In general, the state policy towards the Muslim community of the Republic of Mordovia in the first decade of the 2000s. can be considered as constructive, aimed at involving al-Ummah Mordovia in social partnership, despite the accusation of the latter in relations with Islamic extremism. The practical significance of the study is the possibility of using the findings in the activities of state and public structures, dealing with issues of confessional relations.