Theory and methodology
Considering the perspectives of a science
pp. 3-18
60 years of the Khorezm expedition
К 60-летию Хорезмской археолого-этнографической экспедиции
pp. 19-33
Musical archaeology of ancient and middle ages Central Asia: drum instruments
pp. 34-44
On the problem of forming of the craniological type of the ancient herd nomads of General Asia and Kazakhstan
pp. 45-52
Religion of ancient Khorezm: some results of researches
pp. 53-77
On the history of paranja
pp. 78-92
Ethnos and culture
Mother and child in ancient Russia (attitudes towards motherhood and child care in the X—XV centuries)
pp. 93-106
Jewish autumn festivals: their genesis, transformation, and functioning in today’s Israel
pp. 106-120
Ethnos, Society, State
The number of Turkic peasants in the Ufa region at the beginning of the XX century
pp. 121-131
History of Science
Irina Michkailovna Kolesnitzkaya
pp. 132-138
Reprints
The Russian and the Great-Russian
pp. 139-147
Scientific life
Moscow the multinational: memorials of material and spiritual culture
pp. 148-150
VII International seminar «The Germans in Russia: Russian-German scientific and culture ties»
pp. 151-152
Reviews
L. M. Ivleva. Ritual masquerade in Russian folk culture. St.- Petersburgh, 1994
pp. 153-154
N. S. Babaeva. Ancient funeral beliefes and rituals of the Mountain Tajiks of Southern Tajikistan. Dushanbe, 1993
pp. 154-157
V. I. Bushkov. The population of Northern Tajikistan: forming and settling. M., 1995
pp. 157-159
The culture of the peoples of Oceania and South-Eastern Asia. MAE. Vol. 46. St.-Petersburgh, 1995
pp. 159-161
Russian folklore. Annotated bibliographic guide. M., 1994
pp. 161-163
Jubilees
Major works of L. Th. Monogarova
pp. 164-165
Obituary
Sh. D. lnal-Ipa
pp. 166-169
Major works of Sh. D. Inal-Ipa
pp. 169-170
Index for 1996
pp. 171-175