BASES OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL UNITY OF THE SLAVIC AND TURKIC PEOPLES IN RUSSIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

Modern data show that the second half of first millennium is a period great importance for aholistic understanding history Central Asia and adjacent territories. At this time, new communityof nomads was formed, which became core one largest empires early Middle Ages — theFirst Turkic Khaganate. In subsequent scale political formation, went far beyondthe Asian region, determined dialogue Turks with Slavic peoples their commonfate on territory Eurasia.