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Introduction. The socio-cultural transformations that took place both in Russia and Mongolia at the turn of the century and the strengthening of globalization processes significantly affect the changes in the value systems of our peoples. The development of long-term cooperation requires knowledge of the values of the population of the strategic partner. The prevalence of orientations in the educational process to European standards, accelerated modernization and digitalization in isolation of young people from the traditional values of previous generations is a significant threat to social unity. In recent years, the modern policy of Mongolia is maneuvering between Russia, China, the United States, Japan and Korea. Under these conditions, the study of ethnic and cultural values of Mongolian youth is an important reference point in new strategies of educational cooperation. Moreover, a significant part of the Mongolian population still has an interest in the Russian language, culture, and Russian education. Methodology and methods of the research. The general methodology of the study is based on socio-cultural and system-genetic approaches. The socio-cultural approach as an expression of the unity of culture, personality and society: value orientations of the individual are considered as cultural heritage brought up by previous generations, and are perceived by the individual, reproduced and developed by a new generation of people in the process of their social interaction. The system-genetic approach is a representation of the genesis of basic cultural ideals that are passed down historically from generation to generation in the system of interactions with representatives of their own culture and other ethno-cultural communities (ethnic groups, civilizations). The empirical base of the study was made up of data from our own ethno-social surveys and observations, as well as the results of sociological research of colleagues on the topic of value orientations of Mongolian youth. The results of the research. For modern metropolitan youth of Mongolia, it is very important to relate to the Mongolian nation and belong to an ethnic group. The highest value is given to the Mongolian language, the territory of residence, the family and the nationality of the parents. With a relatively sedentary lifestyle of the capital’s youth, traditional rites, customs and the cult of nomadic culture in general are present in their self-consciousness. The Mongolian youth’s value priorities are based on a combination of tradition and modernization founded on Western models; traditions, superstitions, religiosity and rationalism; patriotism, love for their Homeland and pragmatics of life; understanding the necessary interactions with neighboring states and orientation to economically developed countries. Conclusion. Among the abundant resources and wealth that various countries have, there is a demographic one - the people, without whom there can be no country or state. However, this is not the most important resource, it is important what qualities these people have, and how, in what spirit they bring up their children, the new generation. It is important what their young people believe in, what qualities are important to them, and what are not acceptable. The responses from Mongolian high school students were used to analyze the hierarchy of factors affecting their ethnicity, life orientations, significant and unacceptable human qualities, family values and religious preferences, as well as attitudes to other peoples.