Abstract
The article considers the features of ethnic identity in intercultural communication of students. The process of globalization taking place in the modern world contributes to the expansion of cultural boundaries and affects the intensity of intercultural communication. Theoretical analysis of the problem of formation of intercultural communication of students taking into account their ethnic identity was carried out. The main task of the empirical research was to identify the level of formation of students ethnic identity and then analyze how the levels of formation of ethnic identity affect the social distance relative to each other in the interpersonal multicultural space. «Types of Ethnic Identity» by G.U. Soldatova and S.V.Ryzhova, E. Bogardus’s «Scale of Social Distance,» as well as the «Attribution of Qualities» technique by D. Katz, K. Brailey acted as a research method. The results of the survey of students aimed at identifying ethnic stereotypes, analysis of the attitude of students to their ethnicity and nationality, the significance of personal qualities in determining the attitude of a person to another are given. According to the results of the questionnaire, the features of intercultural communication of students were analyzed, as well as recommendations for effective intercultural interaction were given