THE POTENTIAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES FOR THE FORMATION OF TOLERANCE IN MULTIETHNIC SOCIETY
A multi-ethnic society, which is what we have in Russia and its parts - the Altai region, is fraught with conflict, which is often based on ignorance and misunderstanding of cultures and customs of peoples. Often, conflict reaches an open confrontation and opposition to the economic and political interests of national groups and their leaders, as well as value systems enshrined in customs and traditions. To avoid this, reduce tensions in the sphere of interethnic relations can be based on the potential of social and humanitarian sciences, which give knowledge of other cultures, teach dialogue, search for compromise and open the possibility of understanding «the other» (a representative of a different denomination, nationality, country), what is important for the formation of tolerance. It is necessary today for the harmonious existence of man in a polyethnic space. New forms of work, especially the use of information tools by the teacher provide additional opportunities to solve this problem.