Theory
Fortunes and misfortunes of the theory of ethnos. In memory of Yu.V. Bromley
pp. 3-22
Ecological function of religion
pp. 23-38
Ethnos and culture
Magic in the family daily life rites and rituals of the Shugnans
pp. 39-53
On the hidden meaning of the stone labyrinths in the Russian North
pp. 53-65
Land cultivation among the Balkars
pp. 66-79
Dwelling house construction and farmstead organization among the peoples of South-East Europe
pp. 79-90
Physical (biological) anthropology
New interpretation of the «Heidelberg Man’s» significance in the evolution of the genus Homo
pp. 91-111
Ethnos, society and the state
Anthropology of extreme groups. Relations of dominance among the enlisted personnel of the Russian Army
pp. 112-141
History of science
S.M. Abramzon – a student of Central Asian Kirghizes
pp. 142-148
Scholarly life
International seminar «Integration of archaeological and ethnographical studies»
pp. 149-153
4th All-Russia conference: «Russian question: history and the present»
pp. 154-157
Round table «Moscow Baltic sea area studies on the brink of the 21st century»
pp. 157-158
Reviews
Очерки культурогенеза народов Западной Сибири. Т. 4. Расогенез коренного населения. Томск. 1998. (Essays on the cultural genesis of the peoples of West Siberia. Vol. 4. Racial genesis of the indigenous population. Tomsk, 1998)
pp. 159-161
И.В. Дубов. Залесский край. Эпоха раннего средневековья. Избранные труды. СПб., 1999. (I.V. Dubоv. Vladimir-Suzdal land. The early Middle Ages. Collected works. St.-Petersburg, 1999.)
pp. 161-164
Э.Г. Александренков. Стать кубинцем: проблемы формирования этнического самосознания (XVI-XIX вв.). М., 1998. (E.G. Alexandrenkov. How to become a Cuban: formative problems of ethnic consciousness (16th—19th centuries). Moscow, 1998)
pp. 164-165
Our anniversaries
List of main works of B.A. Kaloev
pp. 166
Obituaries
Galina Ivanovna Pelikh
pp. 167-169
Regina Alexandrovna Ksenofontova
pp. 170-173