Rostovskaya T.K., Natsak O.D., Delovarova L.F. The Status of Nomadic Families in Tuva and Features of Their Adaptation to Contemporary Conditions. New Research of Tuva, 2025, no. 3, pp. 212-233. (In Russ.). DOI: https: ...

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Abstract

The article analyzes the issues of adaptation of modern nomadic Tuvan families to the changing socio-economic conditions of life in Tuva. The analysis is based on the results of a sociological study of representatives of nomadic families in 2025. The changes in the number of the social group of shepherds and reindeer herders in Tuva are considered. In the post-Soviet period, there was a decrease in the number of shepherds as a social and professional group, respectively, and the number of nomadic families in the structure of Tuvan society. Special programs to support livestock breeders adopted by the republican government helped to change this dynamic, but not significantly, including because they were not specifically aimed at the needs of families. The absence of government programs to support nomadic families in Tuva was noted. The structural changes taking place in Tuvan nomadic families are shown. A number of factors (issues of children's education, financial problems) lead to the practice of separation of spouses (parking — village, city). The children's education system forces them to live far from their parents' household, separating them from the succession system. Parents themselves are determined for their children to receive vocational education and move to other places. Problems with access to communication networks and digital technologies also cause difficulties in the existence of nomadic families. All these factors complicate the existence of nomadic families.