Tarkhans and the Bashkirs of theAlkino village of Buguruslan County of the Samara province in the XIX century and issues of ethno-social history of Turkic villages of the Middle Volga region
The article analyzes the main characteristics of socio-demographic development of Alkino, one of the biggest turkic settlements of the north-eastern part of the Samara region in the XIX century. Directionality of ethnic and social processes in this settlement characterizes the general course of evolution of turkic settlements in this region.