As Russia's rural settings are becoming increasingly diverse, the ideas of multicultural education are gaining momentum in rural schools. Especially enthusiastic in designing and implementing multicultural strategies are elementary school teachers. The study provides some glimpses of Russia's rural schools and concentrates on a range of multicultural strategies that rural elementary teachers of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Central Russia) use in working with a diversity of students. Bashkortostan is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse entities of Russia. The growing cultural mosaic requires educators to infuse the teaching process with specific approaches.
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