Conclusion

In this work different aspects of ethnic minorities’ lives in Russia and the USA were compared. As a result, it seems that US ethnic groups fight for their rights and interests more than Russian ones. It seems fair to suppose that this statement takes roots in official documents as in Russian laws it is possible to find mostly general, not definite, information about their rights and who they are.

What is more, both of the countries consider racism and discrimination as illegal but, nevertheless, hate crimes and conflicts based on racial difference occur almost every day. I would argue that government should establish some special lessons for schoolchildren to impart tolerance from school years. I believe that nowadays it is highly important as 21 century is global; with the help of modern hi-tech devices and the ability to communicate through the Internet today people deal with representatives of a great number of nationalities and everyone should know that you cannot judge a man by his race as well as, vice versa, judge a race by one particular person.

One cannot deny that some ethnic minorities have problems with alcoholism. To my mind, Russian and American governments should prevent this by even more limiting the delivery of alcohol to the regions with the highest rate of death caused by spirits or raising the prices on alcoholic production.

It is clear from observations described above that Russian ethnic minorities have bigger problems with unemployment than American. I am convinced that local governments of problem regions ought to think of the ways to establish more workplaces, maybe in accordance with region’s needs or with cultural traditions.

It would be unfair not to mention the fact that ethnic minorities in both countries contribute to the preservation and maintenance of their native languages and cultural traditions to a great extent. They cooperate and do their best at raising their children not just in Russia but in a community with a rich historical and cultural background.

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