RUSSIAN FOLK CULTURE PEDAGOGICAL POTENTIAL STRUCTURE
This article proves the relevance of Russian folk culture pedagogical potential implementation in the process of teenager's creative abilities development. It provides analysis of the various approaches to the definition of the terms "pedagogical potential", "folk culture", "traditional culture". The article provides the definition of concepts "pedagogical potential of Russian folk culture", "implementation of the pedagogical potential of Russian folk culture”. The essential characteristics of Russian folk culture as complex a multifunctional system are revealed. These characteristics include general (consistency, historical continuity, structural properties, dynamism, being multispheric and organized) and specific (value and regulatory dependence, traditionalism, ethnocultural features). These characteristics are in constant interaction so they should be considered together. The article gives definition of components of Russian folk culture pedagogical potential: teaching, developing, educating, and value-normative. The article considers semantic content of these elements and their role in the development of creative ability of the teenager.