The Influence of sociocultural differences on the process of adaptation of foreign students in the USSR/Russia

Abstract

The article focuses on the impact that socio-cultural differences had on the social adjustment of foreign students through their years of attending universities in the USSR/Russia. The empirical basis for the study comprises interviews with natives of the Republic of Mali who graduated from Soviet/Russian universities. The article offers recommendations on optimizing the social adjustment of African students coming to study in Russia.

Keywords

• социокультурные различия
• иностранные учащиеся
• республика мали
• социальная адаптация
• socio-cultural differences
• foreign students
• the republic of mali
• social adjustment