ISLAM AND MUSLIMS OF EASTERN EUROPE: THE PROBLEM OF ADAPTATION AND CULTURAL ASSIMILATION

Annotation

The monograph examines the position of "indigenous" Muslims in Eastern Europe. The difference in the approaches of states in relation to the descendants of the Tatars who settled in the countries of Eastern Europe on the example of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania is described. Almost all countries have their own special history of relations with the Muslim world. Islam persists as a factor in ethnic identity. The article considers the policy of the European Union, which obliges the EU countries to pursue a policy of accepting certain quotas from countries as "Syrian refugees". The article considers the tightening of antiimmigrant legislation in Eastern Europe and examples of negative attitudes towards this project.