Tatyana A. GOLIKOVA

There are many results of the polling of Altaians (2014) on the topic of "National Altaic belief" - Ак Jан. Basic concepts of modern historians, philosophers have been analyzed relatively of the modern ethnoreligious situation in the Altai Republic. Also naive reasonings of Altaians about their religion, history, culture have been analyzed. Some observations: doubtless interest of Altaians to their history and folk religion representing the complex unity of various world religions, philosophical trends, political determinants. Ak jaн becomes factor of ethnoconsolidation or factor of ethnicity.

Keywords: the national religion of Altai, burhanism, shamanism.