The Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR «To the 60-th Anniversary of the Formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics» and the Tasks Standing Before Soviet Ethnographers
pp. 3-9
Numerical Trends and Changes in the Geographical Distribution of the Russian Ethnos (1678—1917)
pp. 9-25
Ethnogenesis and Genetic Divergence of the Eastern Bashkirs
pp. 26-34
«Golden Men» in Ancient Burial Places in Central Asia (an Attempt at Their fntepretation in the Light of Religious History)
pp. 34-43
Spain: a New Stage of Ethnic Development
pp. 43-54
Scientific Schools in the Formative Period of Modern British Social Anthropology (the 1920-ies to 1940-ies)
pp. 55-66
Discussions
On the Principles of Typologization of Animal Husbandry as Practised among the Peoples of Middle Asia and Kazakhstan in Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
pp. 67-76
Some Remarks on Definitions and Terminology in Animal Husbandry
pp. 76-80
Problems of Definitions and Terminology in Animal Husbandry and Nomadism (a Reply to Opponents)
pp. 80-87
Editorial Comment
pp. 87
From the History of Science
V. V. Bunak —a Pioneer in Developing the Basic Theoretical Principles of the Science of Anthropology
pp. 88-92
Communications
The Arkhangelsk Museum of Wooden Architecture
pp. 93-105
Customs and Rituals for a Child’s Early Years among the Khevsureti Georgians in Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
pp. 105-112
The Whale in the Concepts of the Bering Sea Eskimos
pp. 112-120
Searchings, Facts, Hypotheses
Abduction of Brides — a General Custom or an Exceptional Occurrence?
pp. 121-127
Chronicle
A Session Devoted to V. V. Bunak’s 90th Birth Anniversary
pp. 128-131
Academic Life
Problems of the Ethnographic Study of Contemporary Life at the International Conference «Family Celebrations under Socialism»
pp. 132-134
«Historical Ethnography To-Day» — an International Symposium
pp. 134
An All-Union Conference of Folklore Scholars
pp. 134-137
«Housing Conditions and the Way of Life of Industrial Workers under Capitalism» — a Conference
pp. 138
«The Japanese Dolls» Exhibition
pp. 139-142
Expeditions in Brief
pp. 142-143
Criticism and Bibliography
Critical Articles and Reviews
Family Ritual among Siberian Peoples
pp. 144-151
The Collected Armenian Folk Tales. General Ethnography
pp. 151-154
General Ethnography
B. A. Rybakov. Early Slavic Paganism
pp. 154-161
Peoples of the USSR
L. M. Drobizheva. The Spiritual Community of the Soviet Peoples (a Historical-Sociological Survey of Inter—National Relations)
pp. 161-163
The Ethnogenesis of the Peoples of the North
pp. 163-166
Peoples of Asia outside the USSR
G. A. Shpazhnikov. Religions of the Countries of South—East Asia. A Handbook
pp. 167-169
Peoples of Oceania
Myths, Traditions and Legends of Easter Island
pp. 169-171