Students' tolerant behavior in a multicultural environment

Tomsk Polytechnic University trains not only the students from the Russian Federation, but also the students from Asia, Africa, East and West. The main teacher’s aim is to teach stu-dents the subject as well as to build up their tolerance towards other cultures and each oth-er. The study of works by E. Gellner, B. Anderson, and E. Hobsbawm allowed forming the theoretical basis of the article and the use of the Smart methodology promoted the practical implementation of the tasks set by the teachers. As a result, it was found that the lessons and activities undertaken in the framework of the curriculum, especially, in the framework of ex-tracurricular activities, allowed students to demonstrate their cultural identity and contrib-uted to the development of tolerance among students. In addition, by means of cultural in-formation exchange students developed the mutual understanding and friendship. The students’ adaptation in a new multicultural environment occurs much quicker