SYMBOLIC FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION OF REALITY IN RUSSIAN FOLK FAIRY TALES
The human representation of reality in the early stages of cultural development is inextricably linked with the emergence of symbolic forms, which over time were reflected in the system of symbols. The connection of the subject to the surrounding world in the context of cultural space determined the direction of its cultural creative potentials. Russian folk tales include those symbols that have acquired interpretation and meaning in the structure of society's value orientations. The article highlights the level of fundamental symbols that can serve as a designation of key moments in a person's life, as well as the meaning of the reality of being.