RUDN Journal of SociologyRUDN Journal of Sociology2313-22722408-8897Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumamba6211Research ArticleThe Role of Feasts and Holidays in the Cultural Space of Russian-Speaking Emigrants (Evidence from Germany)BazanovV Av.a.bazanov@googlemail.comLudwig-Maximilian University (Munich, Germany)15032013317018107092016Copyright © 2016, Sociology2016On the basis of a qualitative sociological case study, the article compares the ritual organization and perception of religious, family and state holidays. At this stage, the traditional ritual regulation cultivates, rather, a division of Russian-speaking emigrant groups. One can also observe certain differences in the awareness of the general symbolic experience and in the perception of their socio-cultural identity among the representatives of different migration ‘waves’.a holidaycultural spaceRussian emigration abroada symbolпраздниккультурное пространстворусское зарубежьесимвол