The formation of Tatars ethnic groups in the southern Urals and trans Urals region

Abstract

The formation of the Tatar people and the Tatar nation occurred at the basin of the middle current of the Volga and the bottom current of the Kama rivers. The authors examine the evolutionary nature of the formation of the Tatar ethnic group on the basis of ethnographic, historical and linguistic data. Linguistic data enable us to refine the process of settlement of the Tatar tribes in the study region. The authors conducted an expedition to the places of compact residence of Tatars, they revealed new folklore materials about the time of the Tatars in this or that region. These materials make it possible to make adjustments to substantiate the formation of the Tatar ethnic group.