Ecological behavior of crimean youth in the context of the dynamics of a polyethnic environment

Objective of the study – to reveal the experience of research in domestic sociology of the problem of formation of ecological behavior of Crimean youth in the dynamics of the multiethnic environment of the region.   The methodological basis of the research: analysis of the results of sociological discourse and empirical studies of the ecological behavior of Crimean youth in a multiethnic environment. Research results. The article analyzes the experience of studying the insufficiently developed in Russian sociology problem of the formation of environmental behavior of Crimean youth in the context of the dynamics of the multiethnic environment of the region, and also describes the semantic connection of factors identified in the discourse that determine the differentiation of the following types of environmental behavior of youth: formal-declarative, which is characterized by selfish environmental beliefs; consciously responsible, which is characterized by an increased level of responsibility towards the natural environment, which at the level of self-esteem causes a sense of guilt or pride for their eco-oriented actions, a sense of responsibility for their own health and the health of others, as well as for the preservation of a healthy habitat for future generations; indifferent (indifferent). Prospects of the study. They are connected with the formation of the foundations of the educational and educational work of state and civil organizations involved in working with Russian youth.