The Karachay-Balkar Diaspora’s Intercultural Cooperation in the Information Society

Abstract

The article considers some new statistical data and other sources to investigate the issue of maintaining and developing the Karachay-Balkar diasporas’ culture in the information society. The expanding cooperation between the foreign diasporas and the regions of the North Caucasus in the spheres of education, science, culture and economy proves the relevance of this issue. The research of the Karachay-Balkar diasporas’ intercultural cooperation is of great importance for scientific purposes as well as for practical aims such as developing political, diplomatic and cultural interrelations. The article investigates the Karachay-Balkar diasporas’ demographics and location. The process of the diasporas’ adaptation to the living conditions in the new areas, the issues of the cultural conservation and development as well as the role of social networks in intercultural communication are considered in the research. The diachronic and synchronic approaches as well as some empirical methods applied in the research allowed to show the history of the diasporas’ making up, their evolution and modern state. The article analyses the cultural and educational activities of the Karachay-Balkar diasporas’ public associations, their work on preserving the national and cultural identity, the ethnic immigrants’ way and quality of life in different cultural settings. The importance of using the global information network «Internet» for maintaining the ethnic identity of the diaspora is considered and its functions are discussed. The study allowed to work out the main direction in developing the Karachay-Balkar foreign diasporas’ intercultural interaction and to recommend the more effective means to be used for improving the communication process.