Sushko Marina Yu. RussiaSaratovYuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov, 77 Politekhnicheskaya St., Saratov 410054, RussiaCandidate of Historical Sciencesceirjvfhbyf@mail.ru Author's articles The Process of Municipalities Enlargement in Saratov Region as a Factor of Alteration of the Rural Settlement Structure at the Present Stage Language as a Factor of Preservation of Historical National Self-Identity of Inhabitants of the Saratov Region (Based on the Results of the 2010 Population Census)